Looking to get rid of wrinkles, brown spots and acne scars? A new study suggests that aggressive microdermabrasion is the way to go. The best part is, you can do it on your lunch hour and there's none of the downtime associated with an acid peel. (Remember Samantha's disastrous experience on Sex and the City?)
In the study, which was published in the October issue of the Archives of Dermatology, 40 participants were treated on their sun-damaged arms with medium-grit and coarse grit diamond studded wands. (For those who haven't had microdermabrasion before, it's a process where the top layers of skin are buffed away with grains of diamond or another hard substance such as aluminum oxide crystals. It feels like a cat licking you.)
The participants who had the more aggressive treatment showed greater levels of peptides and other compounds that lead to the production of the almighty collagen--a key protein to keep us looking young. Researchers say that's because the skin is slightly irritated during the treatment and all these good things are the result of the healing process. But we don't care how it works, just as long as it makes us look good, right?
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