Facial extractions are among the most well-known facial procedure. Estheticians perform about one million each year in the United States alone.

What are facial extractions? It’s the technique of manually removing impurities and comedones from follicles. Or, it is the process of clearing clogged or obstructed pores from the skin. This process cleans out the debris that expands them, allowing the follicles to contract back to their natural size. It is neccessary to extract papules and pustules to release bacteria and fluids so they can heal more rapidly.

Facial extractions not only help clean out your pores but also allows your products to penetrate deeper allowing them to be more effective.

What to expect?

Facial extractions helps to soften up the plug of sebum and dead skin. Once cleaned it also allows your products to penetrate deeper allowing them to be more effective.

One of the most common complications is redness. Most clients report that their skin immediately returns to its more normal appearance following facial extractions. Some holistic estheticians recommend that patients avoid facial extractions altogether, but most agree that the benefits of the treatment far outweigh any risks. For most clients, simply taking care of one’s skin will prevent further complications and pain.

Professioanl Esthetican

Facial extratractions can only be done with facial treatments. This allows the esthetician to prep the skin so that those stubborn blacka nd white heads come out smoothly. Also, so that they do not cause trauma to the skin during the process.

Do Not Do Extractions at home

Home extractions can damage your pores and spread backteria, making the skin worse instead of better. You can break the porese wall inside the skin. This the pushes the bacteria out into the surrounding tissue and spreading the breakout. Your local esthetican knows how to clear the clogged pores without spreadin infectiona and inflammation.

To help reduce black heads from coming back, post facial treatments are highly suggested. This should be every 4-6 weeks. This also helps to reduce the need for extractions for every facial.