Wedding Forum - Microdermabrasion.....

Has anyone tried microdermabrasion? I've been given an online quote for a treatment it's 67 pound or 92 pound with a peel ..

I don't really know what they do but this is what it says about the treatment..

Get smooth, soft skin with microdermabrasion. This popular treatment offers deep exfoliation, lifting dull and dead cells, visibly revitialising your complexion and preparing your skin for more advanced treatments.

Anyone had it done and think it's worth it? It's quite a bit of money just for a skin treatment especially if it doesn't really do much

my best friend had it done last year. she thought she ahd bad skin but it wasnt too bad. it is expensive and too be honest you cant tell the difference but she thinks you can.

she know has to use all their skin care products which cost a fortune aswell. for a couple of days after each treatment your face is really red aswell xx

I have really bad skin though so maybe you'd be able to tell the difference a little bit more?
I didn't know you have to use there products after aswell, was looking at there products, 75 quid for a cleanser toners and moisturiser OUCH!!

it does work but you may need more than one treatment...l it basically blasts off the top layers of dead skin cells

you wont look like someone else it makes your skin smoother and can help with acne and scaring but just depends on your skin to begin with...

its not painless does hurt a bit more so if your skin is sensitive and afterwards you will be red for up to 5 days depending on your skin ...

personally i wouldnt go for the over the counter kits as they dont work... they arent strong enough ... the proper ones is high powered resurfashing... think areally fine piece of sandpaper to an course orbitol sander ... you get more off with an electrical orbitol sander than you do with a piece of fine sandpaper...

but hey that my opinion...

I just had this mental picture in my head of me scrubbing my face with sandpaper lol!

I'm gonna give the treatment a go, popping into destination skin tomorrow for a consultation.

h2b can treat me! He'll get something out of it too, a much happier me

I have horrible skin, it's very oily and horrible pores and black heads (wow dont I sound attractive lol) but I have sensitive skin!

No harm in going in and seeing what they say

When Im in town tomorrow I'll go in for my consultation and then I'll pop in boots, get some creams and give it a go at home if its no good then I will have it done properly.. I think doing it that way will be best!

Really? Just any sort of facial? I'm so not girly and havent got a clue with any of this stuff lol!

I've got no idea where a toni and guy is.. I live in Bristol! x

Victorias is just up the road from me :-) I'll pop in there. That's brilliant, thanks ever so much hun xx

I'll have a look now. Do you know which type would be best? I really wanna try anything to get rid of the redness from acne and black heads :-( xx

without looking it would be hard to say as i dont know your skin type etc,but if you tell them that they should have a facial to suit,you may just need a basic facial as that will cleanse your pores and help with acne and blackheads or depending how bad it is you may need a more in depth one,id say av your consultation and if they say owt you dont understand or they recommend a few and your not sure i ll gladly help,just hard to advise you without knowing your skin n prob areas.xx

dermatology stuff are good,but i tend to use olay stuff all you need is a cleanser,toner,facial scrub and moisturiser.start by cleansing the skin,i tend to do this twice[all the bottles should av instructions 4 use] then apply your toner and then moisturise.do this twice a day,takes bout 5mins then once a week use a facial scrub,this helps with spots and blackheads,i use olays daily thermal skin polisher as its mild enough to use daily but good enough for once a week.any products are fine to use sometimes the shops own brand can be just as good as the expensive stuff so play around till you find one that works best for you,tho id deff recommend the olay skin polisher.and your welcome,ur not buggin me i enjoy it.x

Oooh i'm looking for advice i suffer with ezma (sorry if spelt wrong) type skin on my face, dry, flakey, itchy, then some days my skin is oily, an i get a fair amount of spot break out yellowheads and blackheads can anyone recommened any good face treatments and what about foundation i struggle bad with buying it for my skin type.. Thanks x

Thanks Mrs-Walker-2Be sounds good too me, does buying products for combination skin work better then as i suffer dryness more than oilyness ooh i never knew about primer stuff? A friend of mine said that i should be considering anti wrinkle creams now to benefit me better as i get older, I'm 23 in july x

Lol cool thanks for that hun, i'll jot that info down for my next shopping trip :) xx

I use the time delay (did I get that right?) from boots, it does leave you face feeling smooth but you have to make sure you use the moisturiser that comes with it because it makes my skin peel as if I've had sunburn for the next couple of days, lol a bit gross I know xx

Just got back from boots.. I have a hot cloth cleanser, purifying toner, essential day cream, micro-dermabrasion exfoliater, protect and perfect foundation and a protect and perfect pressed power, all for 44 pound!

I was going to try oilatum for the rest of my body as I suffer with eczema every where else but I've been using a clinique body butter and been finding that pretty good so just gonna use up the tub before trying anything else as it was so expensive!

I've also got a doctors appointment on friday so going to bring up my acne and eczema and see if there's anything he can give me, especially get him to check me out for keritosis pilaris!

I didn't know the doctors prescribe it?? I may as well just buy it if he does as it's much cheaper than prescription. I'm more concerned about the spots, apparantly I have too much keratin in my skin :-/

I can't take the pill and I wouldn't want to, I have PCOS and me and h2b have been trying for a baby for over 2 years now ALTHOUGH I don't have periods and it's been suggested I take the pill to see if it kick starts my periods again. So maybe I should consider it if it could help all round.. We've stopped trying as obviously if miracles happened and I fell pregnant now I'd be a pregnant bride so maybe in these 8 months in the lead up to the wedding I could try the pill.. hmmm

lol,speak to your doctor a mild one might be ok,my friend takes a mini pill and she has pcos and has just found out she s pregnant after a few years of trying,pcos is prob the cause of your skin problems aswell then.x

ha,its there job they should be doing something,yes unfortunatly her boyfriends a bit of an idiot but shes happy so thats what matters,hope things go as well for you,tho my biggest advice would be to stop trying,we had 3 misscarriages and my partner wanted to carry on trying but 7 mnth later and a million neg pregnancy tests id had enough,i told him i needed a break then 9wk later my period was late and a test confirmed i was pregnant.think when you v been trying for so long you get so stressed out and put so much pressure on yourself that just relaxing and taking a step back can be the biggest miracle!! x

And if the pill can help my skin then that's a massive bonus! xx

yeah,think getting pregnant and then it all going wrong can feel worse than not getting pregnant at all,has your doctor done any tests,you could still be ovulatin even tho your not having periods,and before you start the expensive route of ivf they should be helping you find out why this is happening.i saw loads of doctors i was seriously on there backs loads,they tried telling me i had pcos but i didnt really have the symptoms,then i had my pe and they found out i misscarry becaause my blood clots more than it should,it took them 6yrs to tell me this.so just keep on at them,at the end of the day its your happiness and they need to take it seriously.x