The In's and Outs of Extractions

As you all know, facial extractions are a speciality here at Karpati Medispa. It is a very European regimen and something you should never tackle yourself. It may look easy to squeeze an unwanted spot but you can permanently scar the skin tissue. 

A deep pore cleaning should be as common as having a hair cut, brushing your teeth or taking a shower, that is, a good deep clean facial should be something that you incorporate into your regular grooming routine. 

If you have skin that is prone to acne and blackheads, you need to have a professional deep clean facial with extractions on a regular basis. 

Extractions cannot be done unless the skin has been prepared first. There are preparation steps to extractions that are just as important, if not more so. First the skin needs to be steamed and cleansed with a gentle milk cleanser to remove superficial dirt, grease and make up. Then, still under steam, begin the deep cleaning with an enzyme powder to really pick up the excess dirt, oil and grime.

Enzyme Powder 

Once the skin is clean and the pores have been steamed, the skin is ready for extractions.  

There are different techniques for extractions depending on the origin of the acne which is being extracted. 

Just like your hair can grow in different directions, so can the 'root' of acne, thus it is vital to squeeze from the right direction to get the root out.  Inflammation will remain until the root is removed. If it isn't removed properly, the inflammation / pimple will remain and be more painful and with more bacteria. Sometimes removing the root can be tricky and require a little 'finger' skills such as as twist or a shake to remove it fully - like I said, it is a precise technique that requires knowledge and training, so best leave it to the professionals. 

Once the extractions are completed, the skin needs to be disinfected and mask applied as the pores need to close. Running over the skin with a High Frequency device is also recommended to maintain sterility. A tinted medicated cover up is highly recommended as serves the functions of  keeping the area sterile and protect from the UV rays which can cause permanent pigmented marks  

Medicated Tinted Blemish Cover Up

Receiving regular facials with extractions will help maintain healthy clean skin. If that nasty pimple bothers you to a point where you are tempted to squeeze, STOP. 

DON'T. 

That's what we're here for. 

With Love

Eva

Your Skin & Sugar

Here are some tell-tale ways sugar affects skin:

• Sugar attacks collagen. It basically DESTROYS the protein that maintains skin elasticity. This makes the skin age faster, more prone to wrinkles and keeps my fractional laser machine working overtime to push healthy collagen to the epidermal layers.  

•  Sugar ranks high on the acidity scale.  This means there is a direct link between sugar and inflammation. If you have acne prone skin, excess sugar in your diet means what would have been subtle acne will be more likely be more inflamed, noticeable and unmanageable.

• A high sugar diet causes the body to develop a resistance to insulin. This can eventually lead to diabetes. It can also lead to excess hair growth on the face and neck.

• A high rate of insulin resistance is also linked to acne – specifically, hormonal acne. When the body is resisting insulin, the body needs to try to produce more to compensate. Whilst this is happening, it simultaneously produces hormones. Hormones increase sebum (oil) production. Add that with the inflammation sugar causes an you’ve created the perfect conditions for large, sore, inflamed acne.

When I assess someone’s skin I can usually tell straight away if a high sugar diet has caused any of the problems. 

Remember, healthy skin starts from the inside.

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