Will Microdermabrasion Really Reduce Your Client’s Pore Size?

Pores play a vital role in the health of the skin. Whether pores are large or small, then the skin oil that keeps skin hydrated and healthy would have no way to reach the surface, and the hair would have no outlet.  The pore is the outlet to the outside world for the skin, and every human being has thousands and thousands of pores.  Count the hairs you have, and for every hair follicle there is a pore.  When pores get blocked problems occur.  This can be from genetics.  People with oily skin, which is a hereditary condition tend to have larger pores than others.  

Sun Damage Causes Pore Enlargement

Sun damage also causes pore enlargement as does poor skin hygiene.  Aging of course makes the skin thicker with cells collecting around single pores making them appear larger than they are. Also blackheads, which are clogged pores can cause enlargement and present problems. Treatments that stimulate collagen growth reduce pore size, and microdermabrasion is thought by many professionals also to reduce pore size. There are some professionals who disagree and believe that the size of the pore itself is not effected, but that the appearance of the size of the pore is effected.  For most clients, this is irrelevant.  If the pore becomes smaller, or simply appears to be smaller and is therefore more attractive is more what they are concerned with.

Exfoliation Is The Key

Microdermabrasion exfoliates outer skin layers, thus stimulating the production of collagen. Collagen is an agent that hydrates the skin, making it more flexible.  This increases skin elasticity, and a healthy elastic skin keeps pores tight and small.  The pores, as passageways for the skin releasing sweat and oil, need to be kept open, but should be not that noticeable. In addition to microdermabrasion treatments, proper hygiene of the skin is necessary. Removing dead skin cells, whether it is from traditional washing or from microdermabrasion, and removal of blackheads and unclogging plugged pores avoid pore enlargement in the future, as a preventive technique.

Aestheticians Should Educate Clients

Aestheticians should provide information to their clients, educating them on pores, pore size, and how pores relate both to good health and to a youthful, healthy appearance. As professionals, we owe our clients the benefit of our knowledge. Many of them have pore enlargement problems and can benefit, allowing us to provide services that truly help clients.