Hot take: should we really be pushing dermaplaning on everyone?

I had a client last week with active acne and she insisted her last esthetician said dermaplaning would help. I told her no way, it can spread bacteria. But I see so many estheticians online doing it on breakout-prone skin anyway. Where do you all draw the line on this?

3 comments

3 Comments

carr.abby9d ago

A similar situation happened with a friend of mine who had active acne and wanted dermaplaning. We ended up doing a gentle enzyme peel first to calm the breakouts down instead. Its a safer bet to wait until the skin is clear before trying any physical exfoliation.

the_holly9d ago

Oh man, @carr.abby I gotta say I see where you're coming from but I think you're a little off on the enzyme peel as a first step for active acne. Those peels can still be pretty harsh and might irritate already angry skin more. I've seen people try that and end up with more redness than they started with. It's usually better to just stick with a gentle, non-active cleanser and maybe a spot treatment for a few days until the breakout calms down way before you even think about any kind of exfoliation, chemical or physical. Like, dermaplaning with a fresh razor is already risky on bumpy skin because you can easily nick a pimple and spread bacteria everywhere, which is just asking for trouble.

grant1559d ago

Yeah, cause nothing says "calm" like rubbing acid on a zit volcano.