What should you know about microdermabrasion for sensitive skin?

Sensitive skin may sting, flush, itch, or become tight after relatively mild products or friction. Microdermabrasion adds mechanical exfoliation, which can increase irritation when the barrier is already dry, inflamed, sunburned, or affected by eczema or rosacea. A session should be postponed over broken skin, an active rash, or a current infection. A patch test or cautious trial may help a clinician judge how your skin responds, although it cannot predict every reaction.

Share your history of reactions, allergies, eczema, rosacea, cold sores, and recent procedures. Bring a list of skincare products and medicines. In the days around treatment, avoid new products, scrubs, and picking. Afterward, wash gently, moisturise with products you already tolerate, and protect exposed skin from the sun. Stop and ask for guidance before restarting strong exfoliants or retinoids. Ask how the Microdermabrasion Device will be adjusted; a Chemical Peel may not be gentler simply because it uses a different method.

Some temporary warmth, redness, or tightness may occur. Contact the provider if discomfort is worsening, lasts beyond the expected recovery, or interferes with sleep. Seek prompt care for hives, facial swelling, breathing difficulty, blisters, severe burning, pus, fever, or rapidly spreading redness.

Ask whether your sensitivity has a specific cause, whether treatment should wait for barrier repair, what setting and aftercare will be used, and which warning signs require an urgent call.