For clients throughout Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Encino and surrounding Los Angeles area, Dr. A. Spa offers clinical skin therapies including microdermabrasion and chemical peels. Here, our doctors can provide these beneficial treatments to help improve the look and feel of skin.
What is microdermabrasion?Microdermabrasion is a skin care treatment use to improve the appearance and texture of skin. The procedure uses tiny grains which exfoliate the surface layers of skin. Microdermabrasion, or Microderm, is typically performed on the face, neck, chest, arms, and hands. Microderm treatments can also utilize the application of topical creams and scrubs as well as specially crafted tools used by the physician. Microdermabrasion is particularly useful for clearing out obstructed, or clogged, pores and removing dead skin cells from the surface.
A chemical peel is used to reduce the signs of aging on the skin of the face, hands, and/or neck. During a chemical peel, a medicated solution is applied to the skin. This solution exfoliates skin and causes it to shed damaged cells. There are three types of chemical peels used:
Also, supplemental facial treatments can be employed following a chemical peel. Some of these treatments are created for more sensitive skin which wouldn’t tolerate the chemicals and can be used by those patients instead.
There are several habits that a person can incorporate into his or her daily life to assist with the reduction of photo-aging such as:
