What is skin resurfacing?

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1. What is skin resurfacing? Skin regeneration is a method of peeling away the outer layers of dull, damaged cells to promote the growth of new, natural and healthy skin cells, thereby helping the skin surface to better absorb nutrients. , improve skin firmness, smoothness.
The natural skin renewal process takes about 25-28 days, when dead skin cells are pushed to the surface of the skin and peeled off. At this time, new skin cells are also produced to replace the old layer of skin cells. However, leaving dead cells on the skin for too long can create favorable conditions for bacteria to multiply and cause acne. That's why we need to promote skin regeneration. This is also one of the methods of skin rejuvenation that is being told by many women today.

2. What type of skin needs to be regenerated? Skin types that need to be regenerated include:
Dull skin, dark spots caused by bad environmental factors (UV rays, dust, ..): Exposure to these agents During this time, the skin is clogged with pores, rough, less smooth, and regenerates the skin to make the care more effective. Post-acne skin: After acne treatment is complete, the skin will still have bruises, large pores that make your skin less smooth and dull, need to regenerate the skin to promote the production of new skin cells and create a healthy skin. Good conditions for special products to penetrate better. Damaged skin due to the use of poor-quality cosmetics: The use of floating cosmetics, of unknown origin and containing many harmful substances, causes severely damaged skin to become fragile and resistance weakened. . Skin regeneration will help remove toxins, leaving skin smooth and full of vitality. Aging skin: After the age of 30, your skin begins to enter the aging process, appears wrinkles, crow's feet, melasma, freckles, ... making the skin uneven color and limiting its ability to penetrate nutrition. Skin regeneration will help clean pores, exfoliate dead skin cells to make the skin care process more effective.

3. What skin regeneration methods are there? 3.1. Chemical mask Chemical mask is a cosmetic treatment method for skin problems such as dark scars, aging, hyperpigmentation disorders. The scientific mechanism of chemical masks is to use alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) including citric acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid or beta hydroxy acid (BHA), salicylic acid to slough off the epidermis, stimulate the skin's cellular processes. skin resurfacing process, giving the skin a new "armor" that is fresher and more radiant. In addition to AHA, BHA, you can also use vitamin C, retinoids, tretinoin to perform skin regeneration.
When choosing this method, you need to pay attention to perform it at a reputable, licensed facility and a team of professional and skilled technicians to ensure that the facial resurfacing process is standard. , safe, and at the same time, minimize serious complications for the skin such as infections, sores, scarring, thin red skin, blood exposure or post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation...
3.2. Microdermabrasion is the most popular skin resurfacing treatment today. Accordingly, the dermatologist will use a device with a quartz crystal or diamond tip to exfoliate or slough off dead layers of horny skin to promote new skin cell growth. After implementation, this solution will create a feeling of smooth, younger-looking skin for customers.
Because it is a method of penetrating deep into the skin, after the treatment, your skin may experience some unwanted reactions such as dryness and peeling, signs of festering and discharge of fluid. Therefore, before performing this skin abrasion therapy, you need to consult a dermatologist for detailed advice, limiting the risks, complications and side effects.

3.3. Laser skin resurfacing Laser skin resurfacing is a treatment for acne scars, wrinkles, and other skin problems. The scientific mechanism of this therapy is to use a variety of lasers with different wavelengths to remove layers of the skin, thereby promoting collagen production, creating a feeling of firmer and smoother skin.
Laser method will help save recovery time, is safe for all skin types, can treat skin blemishes such as melasma, age spots, freckles, acne scars.
Common reactions after laser skin resurfacing treatment are usually swelling and redness. Therefore, you need to take care of your skin according to your doctor's instructions, combined with regular sunscreen to minimize the risks and dangerous complications.
3.4. Skin regeneration by natural methods You can use natural ingredients such as honey, yogurt, oatmeal, fresh milk, .. to make a mask to regenerate the skin, and at the same time, add nutrients to nourish the skin. healthy skin. This method is simple, easy to do at home, easy to find ingredients at supermarkets or markets, take the initiative in time and save costs. However, you need to be patient for a long time to see the effect, moreover the effect that this method brings is only temporary, not a complete cure for the problem.

4. How effective is skin resurfacing? With the nature of external effects, the methods of facial resurfacing only solve the top part, which is to remove damaged cells, create a feeling of bright, smooth skin, but do not bring sustainable effects in rejuvenation. skin chemistry. Along with that, this solution has not solved from the root of the 3 main causes of wrinkling, darkening, and lack of vitality such as:
AGEs* toxins produced by the body from a high-flour diet Sugar breaks down the collagen molecular structure, causing the skin to lose elasticity, sag and wrinkle.
Age, hormones and sunlight increase the activity of enzymes that destroy the underlying structure of the skin MMPs. This type of yeast acts as a cutter, destroying fibrous proteins and water-holding molecules, leading to dry skin and aging.
ROS free radicals are born due to many reasons such as: body's metabolism, stress, environmental pollution... also contribute to breaking down the underlying structure of the skin, making the skin toxic, thin, weak, and easy. irritation.
Not to mention, the cost for each procedure is often quite expensive and expensive because most of them are cosmetic procedures using modern technology, requiring a team of specialized doctors. Therefore, in order to improve and maintain the youthful beauty of the skin, women need to combine more solutions that directly affect the factors that cause aging from the inside.

5. Is skin resurfacing dangerous and is resurfacing good? Skin resurfacing can remove a thin layer of skin. Therefore, many women always wonder if skin regeneration is really good? According to experts, when performing this cosmetic therapy, you may face common complications as follows:
Skin irritation: The regenerated skin area may be itchy, swollen and painful in the skin. treatment process. Rash: The rash usually appears on the face for about 6-12 weeks. In more severe cases, the rash may last 6-12 months Skin color change: Facial resurfacing may cause the treated area to appear darker or lighter than usual, but This may decrease over time. However, if there are no signs of improvement, you should see your doctor for advice and timely treatment. Skin infections: If the skin resurfacing device is not clean, your skin is very susceptible to infection, bacterial or fungal infection. Scarring: This method has the risk of leaving permanent scars on the face if the technician is inexperienced. Ease of sunburn: After a skin resurfacing procedure, your skin becomes thinner, more sensitive, and more susceptible to sunburn. Therefore, you need to protect your skin carefully in the sun in case you have to go out. In recent times, because of the eagerness to rejuvenate the skin and improve the defects on the face, many women have been racing to perform chemical resurfacing methods. Most of these methods use homemade solutions such as roots, alcohol, lily bulbs... to destroy damaged keratinocytes, stimulate the production of healthy and beautiful cells. Because it is a self-made, floating product, the origin and origin is not clear, so many women after using it have encountered redness, burning pain, peeling and grinding.
The use of homemade chemical solutions to peel the skin will cause serious damage to the skin.
Besides, taking advantage of women's psychology of wanting to achieve youthful, bright and beautiful skin, rapid skin whitening creams have appeared. Sophisticated disguises with simple advertising that the product is extracted from nature, guarantees perfect skin regeneration after only one week of use and these peeling creams have succeeded in attracting customers. .
However, they don't know that these peeling creams contain a large amount of banned chemicals such as corticosteroids, hydroquinone, mercury, aspirin... Not only does it force the epidermis to peel off, revealing the young skin. immature, thin and weak, but destroy melanin pigment, causing vitiligo, festering, edema, skin atrophy and even leading to cancer.

6. If you choose skin resurfacing, what should you pay attention to? 6.1. Consult a doctor Before the side effects caused by skin resurfacing methods, many women still cannot decide whether to have facial resurfacing or not. Accordingly, you can perform this method, but on the condition that you need to consult carefully from a dermatologist. At this time, the doctor will support to carefully examine your skin condition. If your skin is confirmed to be able to apply this method, the specialist continues to test for skin nature, extent of damage, extent of areas of poor skin as well as depth of defects on the face. face, from which to determine whether you can implement this method or not.
6.2. Observe skin condition Although cosmetic treatments often bring about rapid changes to the skin, current skin resurfacing treatments are NOT suitable for women experiencing the following problems:
The state of acne chit, still raging on the face deep acne scars, difficult to heal. Thin red, weak, sensitive, dry or flaky skin Skin with fixed wrinkles or changes with facial movements Freckles, darkening If your skin has the above problems, you should consider carefully before applying this beauty method.
6.3. Keeping the skin clean Daily cleaning of the skin will help minimize dead cells, bacteria, and dirt on the skin, thereby limiting infections and other complications such as dark scars. Accordingly, you should clean with a gauze soaked in diluted saline solution with a frequency of 3 to 4 hours / time to ensure the skin is clean and sufficiently moist.
6.4. Hydrate the skin During the recovery period, the treated areas are enhanced with natural moisture, limiting dryness and flaking. Specifically, you should use ointments prescribed by your doctor to apply to patches of skin or you can use gauze soaked in dilute salt water to both moisturize and protect your skin from dirt.
To limit dryness and flaking, you should moisturize your skin regularly during the recovery process

6.5. To prevent dark scars and skin damage caused by ultraviolet rays, you need to limit your exposure to the sun between 10am and 4pm. If you must go out, use sunscreen and bring sun protection accessories such as hats and sunglasses to minimize the harmful effects of UV rays on newly regenerated skin.
Skin aging is a natural inevitable law in every human's life. By performing skin regeneration, our skin is also improved only externally. The rest will be in the method of eliminating 3 aging agents from the inside through oral products.
That's also the reason why skin resurfacing treatments are so popular these days. However, only cosmetic dermatology treatment is not enough, because this method also affects from the outside and is somewhat risky if done incorrectly. Therefore, women should combine using the oral method of internal action with the external method of skin regeneration to ensure maximum effectiveness.
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