{"id":58,"date":"2011-01-29T16:57:31","date_gmt":"2011-01-29T21:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/?p=58"},"modified":"2011-01-31T13:56:44","modified_gmt":"2011-01-31T18:56:44","slug":"microdermabrasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/?p=58","title":{"rendered":"Microdermabrasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microdermabrasion is a non-invasive treatment that reveals a smoother, healthier skin once the outer layer has been removed.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\"><strong>Microdermabrasion can be used for:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">sun damaged skin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">uneven and granular skin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">fine lines and wrinkles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">enlarged pores<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">blackheads<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">superficial scars<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">some stretch marks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>How does it work?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Microdermabrasion involves small mineral crystals applied to the skin surface, causing gentle abrasion.<\/div>\n<div>Microdermabrasion also stimulates the skin&#8217;s micro-circulation by vacuum action, and stimulates new collagen and elastin production.<\/div>\n<div><strong>How long does it take?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>The microdermabrasion procedure itself takes about 15 minutes.\u00a0 It is combined with carefully cleansing of the skin and the application of high grade products to moisturize and nourish the skin.\u00a0 The total time is approximately 45 minutes.\u00a0 If a facial is\u00a0opted for, the procedure may take up to 1 1\/2 hours.<\/div>\n<div><strong>How many \u00a0treatments are needed?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Like most procedures (except for plastic surgery), several treatments are necessary.\u00a0It varies on the condition of the skin and what the desired optimum result is.\u00a0 Usually a series of 3 &#8211; 5 procedures is recommended.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microdermabrasion is a non-invasive treatment that reveals a smoother, healthier skin once the outer layer has been removed. Microdermabrasion can be used for: sun damaged skin uneven and granular skin fine lines and wrinkles enlarged pores blackheads superficial scars some &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/?p=58\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-skin-enhancement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66,"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58\/revisions\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.claritelaser.ca\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}