Side Effects Of Microdermabrasion

Dry Skin

An individual who has had microdermabrasion may experience dry and flaky skin as a side effect of their procedure. The skin can retain its moisture because the dry and dead outer layer of skin cells can protect the layers underneath it from outside influences. Glands in the skin are also able to help retain this moisture by producing oils that protect the skin and seal it in. Microdermabrasion can cause the protective layer of oil on the skin to slough off with the dead skin cells being exfoliated. It takes between several days and a week for an individual's glands to heal from any injury and to begin producing oils normally. Some of the dried-out skin may flake off as it too becomes part of the dead layer of skin that is meant to be removed by microdermabrasion. While dry skin is a side effect of this procedure, it is also a reason why an individual may have it done. Stripping the skin of its protective oil can stimulate it to make more oil in the long term.