so i got a facial about a week ago and the esthetitian said she would like to do an extraction of blackheads. i used to be a compulsive face picker, and the memory of all that swollen redness as well as the fear of relapsing made me say "no thanks" she assured me that the extraction would be beneficial but i was not convinced so we didnt do it.

i was wondering about u guys experience with facials in general and extractions in particular cuz she did a great job on my face, but looking at those goshdarnned blackheads i kinda wish i had let her extract them.

I get a facial every 6-8 weeks just because it feels good and I always allow the estetician to do extractions. After the first couple of times there really aren't too many to do. Usually they use steam and hot face towel to get your skin soft and your pores nice and open so that it does not hurt or cause too much inflammation. I would highly recommend it. The day after it feels and looks great. Next time try it.

I had a dermasweep done by an aesthetician at my derms office yesterday. This is basically a microderm plus putting salicylic acid on my skin after. Then she steamed my face and did a few extractions. I think the microderm was fine, my face felt smoother (in the areas I dont have clogged pores) after and there was no redness or down time like a chemical peel sometimes. HoweverI dont really feel like it did a whole lot for the clogged pores. AND she kind of sucked at doing extractions. She only did like a handful of them, she would lance each and then use the comodo extractornothing really got swollen or irritatedbut later that evening when I was looking at the spots she extracted they all seemed to still look like clogged pores and so I squeezed them all and got stuff out of each and every one, one she had especially worked on for a while, squeezed a ton of stuff out when I barely touched it.so I am like, what gives, I paid her a ton of money to do unsuccessful extractions that I had to come home and finish myself (which I absolutely hate and it sends me into an anxiety attack most of the time L). The only real improvement I see on my clogged pores are that a few of them maybe look slightly slightly closer to the surface..and this morning I had a couple of tiny white heads that came off in the shower. Does anyone have experiences with microderm or know if there will be more delayed effects in a few days? Also, how do you guys find an aesthetician that does good extractions?? I feel like I cant find any. I had one done 4 months ago when I had a sal peel done at a medical spa and basically the exact same thing happened...she failed to extract anything. I feel like extractions are more successful without using the little extraction tool. She also made the comment when she was doing them that all your clogged pores are under the skin instead of right at the surface that come off easily. If they came off easily I think I would have taken care of them myself and not be going crazy overalso isnt that one of the definitions of being a closed comodone, being under the skin?