What’s dermaplaning?
Dermaplaning is a skin treatment that uses an exfoliating blade to skim dead skin cells and hair from your face. It’s also called microplaning or blading.
Dermaplaning aims to make your skin’s surface smooth, youthful, and radiant. This treatment claims to remove deep scarring from acne and uneven pockmarks on your skin. It’s also used to remove “peach fuzz,” the short, soft hairs on your face.
Dermaplaning can be used for any skin type and anyone with:
- acne scars
- dull skin
- dry skin
- sun-damaged skin
- fine wrinkles
What are the benefits of dermaplaning?
You can pretty much expect to instantly see smoother, brighter, more even-toned skin after one dermaplaning session. “Dermaplaning eliminates vellus hair (a.k.a. peach fuzz) and dead skin cells [which] increases product absorption and efficacy,” explains explains Elena Tsiaklis, Senior Managing Esthetician at Skin Spa SoHo in New York. As a result, makeup goes on more flawlessly, and skin looks brighter and more firm. “Dermaplaning helps the cells to turnover faster, thus stimulating collagen,” explains Summers.