Microdermabrasion Reviews

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Tina, NC
Aug 20th, 2006
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MIRCO-DERMIBRASION DOESNT WORK!!!!!
it only make the skin flaky and dry.
i have had it done 3 times.
it still hasnt not worked.
i wasted over $300.
I do not recommend it to anyone.
my scars and acne have not improved at all

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Double R, Philly
Aug 8th, 2006
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Micro-dermabrasion does not work!! Don't waste your money!!

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sara, san diego
Jul 31st, 2006
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I started using one of the home micro dermabrasion kits that you buy at a drug store called spasciences and it is working wonders. I have mild to severe acne, but it seems like my biggest problem was dry skin. I work outside get really dirty and then my skin is also dry. So I think for my skin type it works wonders. It worked super well for my best friend too who had the exact same problem I did. I got rid of all my black heads, my skin has no more scarring, and best of all... all my big huge ugly pimples are gone. I think if you have sensitive skin it would actually make it worse though... like if you get those little irritation pimples. I almost have never gotten those but after the first few uses of the microdermabrasion I did but after my skin got used to it they stopped comming back.. but the pimples were so mild!!!! I LOVE MICRO!!!!!!

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arbel, chicago
Jul 26th, 2006
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i had about 5 micro-derm sessions for 100 bucks each. i'm a college student and they gave me a discount. remember to ask!!! and remember to tell him/her to increase the level to at least 7 the first time and 10 by the third time. trust me, better results. at least a 10-20% after. but sadly, the results do not last unless you get them 1 every couple of months. by 3 months, my shallow indentations returned, and i was right back where i started.

i recently had subcision done. AMAZING! if you don't have ice pick scarring, this procedure will smooth out scarring considerably. my scars are about 80% improved after the 1st treatment. risks include overcorrection, but that's rare. there was bruising and swelling, but who cares? the point is i really like the skin i'm in and feel so much better about myself. everything changes. your personality. your outlook on life. it's so weird what an affect acne scarring has on your life, and mine wasn't even that bad. anyways, please consider it.

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Lisa, Charlotte,NC
Jul 20th, 2006
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I have cystic acne moderate but consistent. My entire face has red scars. Nothing has worked for me except once I used benzoyl peroxide 10% consistntly with ice cube therapy held on the dark spots every day (now I have too many to keep up with it). I keet up with the ice every day for about 2 weeks and the red marks were GONE! It's just hard to remember or find time to do it. And when the whole face is covered it takes too long to ice each spot for a good 3 min. each. It helps when they are fresh scars but worked OK on older ones. The older ones have more of a tendancy to come back though.

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Ann, Medford, OR
Jul 15th, 2006
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I have mixed feelings about microdermabrasion. I am a teenager with acne prone skin, and, after a breakout, I am always left with stubborn "blemishes" (I call them scars, but they are not indented/permanent) that take several weeks to fade completely. I used microdermabrasion to fade these marks so that I did not have them on top of new pimples. When I first left the salon, I was amazed at the results. My skin felt better than it has in years--clean and radiant. They say you need up to several treatments to fade blemishes and scars, but, by the next day, I was amazed to see that my stubborn marks were GONE--yes, completely!
HOWEVER--the treatment supposedly brings all your skin's impurities to the surface. And wow, I had more impurities than I had thought; my triumph (and self confidence) was shattered when, just the day after my treatment, I broke out worse than I had in months...
The breakout is clearing, but now I am back to square A: new scars. I want to get rid of them, but I'm afraid to do more microderm because I don't want to break out again... :(

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Dabooya, Thailand
Jun 18th, 2006
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I had two continuous treatments and one other a long time ago. And I have seen amazing results. The thing with these treatments like my derm had told me, after your face is awesome you gotta do it every once in a while (every month). I hope I can get rid of my raised scar but my derm said it will. My other raised scar on my chin is almost gone (I think it was from the crystal peel). Good luck to all

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kori, thousand oaks ca
Jun 1st, 2006
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after tyring everthing on the shelves i decided to go see a specialist who recomended i do 6 treatments of microdermebration. My skin felt smooth after but it made me break out worss than before but i kept going because i heard you have to complete the treatment to work. It never worked it just made my face super irrated and increased my breakouts... finnally a year later my face dosnt look as raw as the micro made it and it calmed a whole lot

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Steph, USA
Apr 30th, 2006
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Absolutely horrible for acne and scars/red marks. I had micro-derm treatments for three months, twice a week, and my face had never been so horrible. I had so many new breakouts after each session that my face had double the acne in the end, which meant double the red marks and shallow scars. Before microdermabrasion, I only had acne on my chin and the apples of my cheeks, and by the end, my entire face was covered in acne. DEFINITELY would not recommend unless your face is no longer acne-prone.

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Malika, Tennessee
Apr 12th, 2006
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I just started the microdermabrasion treatments 4 weeks ago and so far I like the results. I have hyperpigmentation, shallow indentations and moderate acne. The microdermabrasion has helped to even out my indentations....after 2 treatments!!!! After my first treatment, my acne got worse, but now my acne is clearing up and the hyperpigmentation is beginning to lighten.

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