Microdermabrasion is a skin resurfacing treatment that helps to rejuvenate and restore your skin and get rid of the different kinds of the skin imperfections. The procedure of microdermabrasion is quite simple and painless and is the same effective as laser skin resurfacing, dermal abrasion and chemical peels.

Nowadays the procedure of microdermabrasion can be performed both at home with the help of a personal microderm kit and at day or med spa with the help of professional microdermabrasion machines. These machines consist of compressor and pump which mix abrasion with suction in order to peel the skin (only the outer layer of 10-15 microns). Personal microdermabrasion kits usually consist of crystal cream and applicator, it can be a hand-held resurfacing wand or a foam applicator that massages cream into your skin and the crystals remove dead cells from the skin surface.

Professional microdermabrasion:

Professional microdermabrasion is usually done by the trained aestheticians in spas and beauty salons. There are two main professional microdermabrasion systems you can choose from: it can be crystal microdermabrasion or diamond microdermabrasion.

Crystal microdermabrasion is an innovative skin care procedure that uses a stream of fine crystals directed onto the surface of the skin using a microdermabrasion machine in order to peel and stimulate cell renewal. The particles of the skin which are scrubbed away and used crystals are vacuumed away by the machine. There are two mail types of the crystals that are used in this procedure: Alluminium oxide crystals and Sodium bicarbonate crystals.

Diamond microdermabrasion is becoming popular alternative to traditional microdermabrasion treatment because it differs from traditional crystal microdermabrasion treatments in that it doesn’t use microdermabrasion crystals to perform exfoliation of the skin. It’s done with the help of diamond tipped head which abrades upper skin layer. Diamond microdermabrasion is done with the help of microdermabrasion tips covered in tiny uniformly sized diamonds. The fine diamond shaped crystals are used to buff off dead cells from the skin and to refine it. The tip makes contact with the skin and abrades against the top layer pulling it off. Then the dead cells are sucked away by the microdermabrasion machine.

Personal microdermabrasion:

Personal microdermabrasion is usually made with the help of home microdermabrasion kits which consist of crystal cream and applicator that massages the cream into your skin. The cream can be also massaged with the hands instead of the special applicator. The crystals polish your skin and remove dead cells from its surface. Some of the personal microdermabrasion kits can also contain special gels and moisturizers which enhance the results of the procedure.

Most of the personal microdermabrasion systems are quite mild in comparison with professional microderm systems, but some of them imitate professional procedure very well give noticeable result even after the firs procedure, but usually you need several sessions of home microdermabrasion before you can see any visible results. As a result, many people try to speed up the results of the procedure by using the system more often or by using harder abrasion. That is totally incorrect and can cause irritation and breakouts.

Personal miacrodermabrasion systems are cheaper tham professional treatment and need only a few minutes for a one session of the treatment. You just need to clean your face and gently massage the cream into the skin for a several minutes. Then you rinse the cream off with the warm water and wash the applicator.