
What is a HydraFacial?
HydraFacial is today’s invigorating treatment that is proven effective yet can also be administered in as little as half an hour (30 minutes). This modern procedure helps deliver long-term skin health and can be customized to tailor-fit specific needs of all available skin tones and types. HydraFacial offers instantly noticeable results without the hassle of potential downtime or irritation. The HydraFacial treatment is designed to remove dead skin cells and extract impurities present on the skin’s surface. While your new skin is bathed with cleansing, hydrating and moisturizing serums, this treatment rejuvenates your skin’s overall wellness. HydraFacials are refreshing, soothing, non-irritating, and immediately take effect.How HydraFacial Treatment Works
HydraFacials must always be performed and administered by a licensed aesthetician or a dermatologist. The overall procedure is completed in three (3) parts:Step #1 – Cleanse + Peel
This first step is a physical and chemical peel that cleanses and exfoliates. Your doctor or practitioner from your healthcare provider will use a vortex-like wand. This wand is placed on your skin, helping clear all the dirt and oil away from the superficial ones on the surface of your skin, down to those impurities deep in your pores. Experts also use this peeling process to help skin exfoliate and resurface.Step #2 – Extract + Hydrate
The following step is removing debris from deep down your pores. HydraFacial practitioners use painless suctions or vacuum-like attachments on the wand’s tip in extracting debris from your pores. Simultaneously, your skin gets nourished with intense moisturizers.Step #3 – Fuse + Protect
Ultimately, the final step involves detoxifying and protecting your skin from all possible environmental free radicals while also replenishing the natural hydration and elasticity our skins have innately. Typically, doctors and practitioners use pen-like attachments to apply moisturizing serums and antioxidants. A HydraFacial procedure is often followed by administering other skin care treatments like injectables, dermal fillers, or light therapy. These treatments are considered add-ons by most clinics and med spas. Such procedures are usually not included as part of the HydraFacial but can be given whenever necessary.Benefits of HydraFacials
HydraFacials help improve the skin’s texture, tone, and overall appearance. Due to its deep exfoliation that helps clean your pores, HydraFacials remove debris and allow for much better penetration of face serums designed to fit your skin type. This skin treatment helps in:- deep cleansing the skin
- clearing clogged pores
- hydrating dry skin
- exfoliating dead skin
- renewing skin cells
- reducing unwanted fine lines and wrinkles
- improving skin tone
- helping in the management of chronic skin conditions
For Acne
- No clinical trials have yet to highlight the benefits of this procedure against acne.
- Microdermabrasion techniques are the steps that have long been considered to be effective for treating acne and the scars it leaves after.
- This fact may likely be due to the deep exfoliation that removes pore-clogging skin cells.
For Blackheads
- Dead skin cells contribute to the appearance of blackheads.
- Since blackheads are non-inflammatory types of acne, HydraFacial may provide the same benefit of exfoliation and extraction. However, further clinical research is still needed before confirming these benefits directly.
For Rosacea
- Finding safe cosmetic treatments that are enough to handle sensitive skin conditions may be complicated.
- Even though much more studies are still needed before fully proving HydraFacial’s safety and effectiveness, especially for rosacea, a 2006 study already claimed similar techniques to be beneficial in eliminating papulopustular rosacea.