I have done quite a bit of microdermabrasion. Years ago I did it as part of a microdermabrasion programme for 6 weeks and it smoothed out my bumpy face and lessened the scarring. However, it doesn't help with my oily skin at all, and it didn't stop my breakouts.
Now I just have do a programme of microdermabrasion once per year to help with new scars that appear from the acne. Usually it's a month to 6 weeks of treatment of 1 time per week along with some kind of facial to clean acne (my skin is very congested no matter what I do).
They recommend that you go once per month for microdermobrasion after the initial programme, to keep up the results, but I personally didn't see such good results to warrant that kind of ongoing cost.
I also tried hydrodermobrasion which is meant to be less abrasive on the skin, but I didn't see any results from that at all, and I did that for 2 months!
I tried the home dermabrasion kit from Neutrogena and didn't see any results at all, although I hear others are satisfied with it.
I hope this helps you.
__________________ - 31 yrs, 173 cms, cw 66 kgs, gw 59 kgs.
- Metformin (Glucophage), 1700 mg, Folic Acid 800mg, Zinc 30mg, tbsp apple cider vinegar w/water 1-2 times daily
- Low GI, low carb type diet plus regular exercise
- Have IR and Acne
Last edited by zigzag; 06-18-2009 at 07:34 AM.
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