What is microdermabrasion? Do they really work for my acne?

Microdermabrasion works by using fine crystals blasted at the skin and then vacuumed back away from the skin. These two components help to temporarily clean out the pores, and make our skin feel smoother. Through this, the upper layers of our skin are exfoliated off, this helps to provide other acne treatments to penetrate more evenly.

In general, a series of five to seven microdermabrasion treatments are done in order to get optimal acne treatment results. This shall follow by maintenance treatments every 6 to 8 weeks. It is noted that no comprehensive studies exist showing the benefits of microdermabrasion, nevertheless, people who undergoes for microdermabrasion do suggest that it does help to improve their acne condition.