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In-office

Microdermabrasion.

per session

Consensus score

62 %
Depends

13 gurus on record

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The verdict spread

Across 13 gurus, the consensus lands at 62% “depends.”

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What each guru said

13 gurus on record
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Doctorly
Doctorly
3.5M subs · 99k devotees
~Depends
“microdermabrasion is relatively gentle and it's a tough balance because I do think you need to know your skin like what else you have going on”
Dr Dray
Dr Dray
2.7M subs · 34k devotees
~Depends
“Dermabrasion is a more intensive procedure that exfoliates the skin mechanically. It can be effective for deeply textured or scarred areas. There can be significant downtime with this, and it's not the best option for richly melanated skin types that are inclined to hyperpigmentation.”
Cassandra Bankson
Cassandra Bankson
2.5M subs
~Depends
“if you want to talk about Advanced Aesthetics left your books know re-watch this video and take notes because if you understand these things then you wear intellectual and you can exfoliate like a pro”
208SkinDoc
208SkinDoc
2M subs · 30k devotees
~Depends
“this is dermaplaning and it's a really satisfying treatment to perform and to undergo it removes some of that baby soft hair off of the face and gently exfoliates the upper layer of skin it can really be part of a good skincare routine that gives you an amazing glow”
Dr. Shereene Idriss
Dr. Shereene Idriss
1.7M subs · 51k devotees
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“This is one that I personally will never recommend.”
Mixed Makeup
Mixed Makeup
1.5M subs · 11k devotees
Worth it
“I would feel more comfortable with things like hydroacials you microdermabbrasion maybe something like that but really more like very lightweight type procedures.”
Guest · Dr. Heather Woolery Lloyd
Dr. Vanita Rattan
Dr. Vanita Rattan
1.2M subs · 10k devotees
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“Yet this same density means that physical scrubs or microdermabrasion often cause micro tears rather than even exfoliation.”
Gothamista
Gothamista
685k subs · 45k devotees
Worth it
“this gives me possibly the gentlest exfoliation I've ever experienced”
Dr. Somji Skin
Dr. Somji Skin
356k subs
Worth it
“as long as you do that and you do it once every couple of weeks dermaplaning can be a nice little routine for you”
Susan Yara
Susan Yara
316k subs
Worth it
“this is like why you come to see vanessa like i've got tears it's not because it's i'm actually in pain it like triggers that in me where i get watery eyes this is why i come to see vanessa the things that like skincare can't handle like this is the big guns like vanessa gets it all out”
Dr. Mamina
Dr. Mamina
277k subs · 626 devotees
Worth it
“other cosmetic procedures in my office that we do are micro needling a variety of different lasers chemical peels microderm abrasion and radio frequency”
Caroline Hirons
Caroline Hirons
251k subs · 9k devotees
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“I did really yeah I never like that either I never liked it but I but I but I but I did it way back when when there was nothing on”
Guest · Nicolas Travis
C5
Channel 51845
0 subs
Worth it
“We did microdermmaabbrasion. We did freaking Oh, it's like little... That was so good.”
Live data. Verdicts and quotes for Microdermabrasion are extracted from our roster's transcripts by the procedure-enrichment pipeline (job_proceduresbuild_procedures). 13 gurus gave a gradeable verdict; quotes are verbatim and each "Watch" link deep-links to the moment in the video.