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Microdermabrasion is an exfoliative therapy that removes the outermost layers of your skin known as the stratum corneum of your epidermis. The term microdermabrasion literally means; “micro” (or small), derma (having to do with your skin), abrasion (to scrape off). Therefore you could define microdermabrasion as a small scraping off of the outermost layers of your skin.

The cells on the most external surface of your skin are your oldest skin cells and are actually not even alive. Microdermabrasion is a type of exfoliative therapy. Meaning that microdermabrasion can be used to remove the outermost layers of your skin.

The use of exfoliation techniques to help achieve skin health and beauty has been used for centuries. The ancient Egyptians were the first group to practice of exfoliation using topically applied chemical agents. The etymology of the word exfoliate comes from the Latin exfoliare (to strip off leaves).

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