Is it okay to use microdermabrasion on acne prone skin?

I have mild acne on the sides of my face (mostly blackheads with like two red pimples). I鈥檝e been using benzoyl peroxide to treat it and now my face is dry and flaky. Is it okay to use a microdermabrasion cleanser on my skin? Do you think it will help the flakiness? Will it make my acne worse? Please Help?|||I used to get bad pimples and blackheads aswell as have kind of blotchy uneven skin. I tried just about EVERYTHING!!! but nothing seemed to work.





I tried Proactive, but as my skin is quite sensitive every time I used it, I felt a burning sensation and it used to make my skin redder.





I then went to a beauty salon and the beauty therapist did an analysis on my skin and ended up using Products called Dermalogica.





It felt so soothing and calming and better yet, NO BURNING sensation because I have sensitive skin. I ended up using this for a month and saw a vast improvement which I also did in combination with another treatment called Silk Peels.





I used a cleanser called:


Dermalogica UltraCalming Cleanser For Face and Eyes


and a moiturer called:


Dermalogica Active Moist





There are heaps of differen Dermalogic cleansers/moisturisers to suit your skin type, so I%26#039;d probably suggest going to a Beauty Salon that uses the Dermalogica products and getting them to do an analysis on your skin to see which type you use. You can probably find a place on the Dermalogica website.





http://www.dermalogica.com.au





The beauty Salon I went to, also had another treatment they used called a Silk Peel - Where they used this little vaccum sucking machine to clean your face. It sucks up blackheads/pimples/dirt/oil etc. completely safe, and not dangerous at all and doesn%26#039;t hurt. All you feel is a sucking motion on your face...(there is no peel or anything). I%26#039;ts great. After you get one done, you can feel you face and your skin DOES feel like Silk!!!! (hence why they call it that name). It used to cost me about $ 100 per session.





I%26#039;m not sure where you could get them from. Only a few beauty salons have it i think. But if you did some research I would definitely recommend it. I used to do a Silk Peel monthly in combination with the creams.





Here I found from the place I go to what it says about the Silk Peel.





SilkPeel Dermalinfusion is the most advanced form of micro-dermabrasion available in the world today. It is a breakthrough treatment that combines non-invasive exfoliation with infusion of skin-specific solutions to improve and revitalize your skin. Benefits include:


Immediate skin improvement


A non-invasive technique


Simultaneous exfoliation, dermalinfusion, lymphatic, muscle and nerve point stimulation.


Specific solutions to address clients concerns


No down time


No peeling


No prior skin preparation time required


Fast and effective





Find out more:


http://www.4emed.com


|||If it is irritated by being dry I would not use it. I have acne prone skin and use microdermabrasion, but that is because I have my acne under control and my skin is not overly dry and it not irritated. You should be using a moisturizer to improve the dryness of your skin. The microdermabrasion can dry it out more. Try using olay all day complete moisturizer for sensitive skin, it is very lightweight and non comedogenic.