What each guru said
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Doctorly
✓Yay
“we can use like electrodessication or electrofulguration to basically just burn these cherry angiomas. And by burning them, it kills those blood vessels and then healthy new skin cells come in and that cherry angioma goes away.”
Dr Dray
~Mixed
“Dermabrasion is a more intensive procedure that exfoliates the skin mechanically. It can be effective for deeply textured or scarred areas. There can be significant downtime with this, and it's not the best option for richly melanated skin types that are inclined to hyperpigmentation.”
Cassandra Bankson
~Mixed
“if you want to talk about Advanced Aesthetics left your books know re-watch this video and take notes because if you understand these things then you wear intellectual and you can exfoliate like a pro”
208SkinDoc
~Mixed
“this is dermaplaning and it's a really satisfying treatment to perform and to undergo it removes some of that baby soft hair off of the face and gently exfoliates the upper layer of skin it can really be part of a good skincare routine that gives you an amazing glow”
Dr. Shereene Idriss
✕Nay
“those treatments are short-lived they are not long-term solutions to a long-term problem”
Mixed Makeup
✓Yay
“this is like why you come to see vanessa like i've got tears it's not because it's i'm actually in pain it like triggers that in me where i get watery eyes this is why i come to see vanessa the things that like skincare can't handle like this is the big guns like vanessa gets it all out”
Dr. Vanita Rattan
✕Nay
“Yet this same density means that physical scrubs or microdermabrasion often cause micro tears rather than even exfoliation.”
HotandFlashy
~Mixed
“in one study patients who had microdermabrasion done about 40 of them had reduction in their age spots and then they did a study combining it with chemical peels and at the end of that they found out that the combination was slightly more effective”
The Budget Dermatologist
✓Yay
“in office procedures that have shown benefit for stretch marks are microdermabrasion microneedling platelet-rich plasma therapy and lasers”
Gothamista
✓Yay
“this gives me possibly the gentlest exfoliation I've ever experienced”
Dr. Somji Skin
~Mixed
“you don't want to be doing things like demor brasion either and scrubbing your skin at home these are all really bad things that you you don't want to be doing”
Dr. Jenny Liu
✓Yay
“we actually do Derma planing in my office with a real scalpel it can be done alone if you want the instant gratification of soft smooth feeling skin however it's often best when paired with other cosmetic treatments like most commonly in my practice it's done before a chemical peel”
Dr. Mamina
✓Yay
“other cosmetic procedures in my office that we do are micro needling a variety of different lasers chemical peels microderm abrasion and radio frequency”
Caroline Hirons
✕Nay
“I did really yeah I never like that either I never liked it but I but I but I but I did it way back when when there was nothing on”
Guest · Nicolas Travis
The Style and Beauty Doctor
✓Yay
“So that dermiplaning So basically what it is it's it's physical exfoliation but you're not only getting rid of dead skin cells but you're also able to get rid of peach fuzz”
Tea with MD
~Mixed
“to be honest with you I didn't see a huge difference with the IPL treatments but that was just me I would personally prefer to go for laser treatments which are more selective more targeted and more intense and more powerful”
No BS Beauty
~Mixed
“don't recommend those uh don't use those um because it uses suction action and then this gets very close to your skin and I've heard more people get their skin damaged by these than it's helped”
AliceintheRabbitHole
~Mixed
“I will never buy this”
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert
✓Yay
“I love this by the Joules for my age spots Mara said love my jokes from My AG plus not just on the face but hands arms and legs I literally Mara I'm in that red light therapy Al Cove over there with my jok's device”
Beyond50Skin
✓Yay
“I dermaplane about every eight weeks but I did have some vellous hair on the sides of my face that I really wanted to get rid of so that my makeup would sit better”
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