I usually roll my eyes at expensive, luxury skin care trends.
I mean, who wouldnt be skeptical when some fancychemical peelsand celebrity-favoritelaser treatmentscost more than a car payment?
Drugstore serumsand $5 sheet masks have worked just fine for me.
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Yes,allincludingacne-prone,eczema-prone, or super dehydrated skin.
What makes a HydraFacial so special?
But what (allegedly) makes it worth the hefty cost?
The HydraFacial machine.
Thats not all, though.
As the name implies, the HydraFacial focuses heavily on, yep, hydration.
In 45 minutes, the HydraFacial unclogged my pores and hydrated my eczema-prone and combination skin.
My VISIA Skin Analysis results.
(FYI: Pearlman Aesthetic Surgery offers the analysis free for all clients.
Other practices or medspas may do the same, or they may not, Vasquez says.
The average cost for this step is $50$60.)
A specialized tip was used to gently exfoliate the top layer of my face.
My VISIA Skin Analysis results.
After the analysis, we got to work.
Plus, it was way less painful than having my face pinched and prodded by an aestheticians fingers.
Serums were also infused into my face with the same HydraFacial tip.
A specialized tip was used to gently exfoliate the top layer of my face.
That same all-in-one tip then saturated my face with a bunch of different serums.
Serums were also infused into my face with the same HydraFacial tip.
An oh-so-refreshing cooling mask was one of the last steps of the HydraFacial.
An oh-so-refreshing cooling mask was one of the last steps of the HydraFacial.
Yup, the HydraFacial glow is as legit as they say.
Thankfully, the inflammationand my internal freak-outsubsided within an hour (phew!)
(Left) Before the HydraFacial. (Right) One day after the HydraFacial.
The real wow factor, however, showed up over the next week or so.
(Left) Before the HydraFacial.
(Right) One day after the HydraFacial.
Me, 10 days after a HydraFacial, with no makeup or filters.
For one, the large, dark pores around my nose and cheeks seemingly disappeared.
And that giant angry eyebrow zit I mentioned?
It shrunk two days later without leaving a scar, thanks to the painless extraction process.
Whatdidntthe HydraFacial do?
One of my biggest hopes for the HydraFacial was to make my stubborn hyperpigmentation disappear ASAP.
Or maybe it just took time for the effects of the treatment to show up.
Is the HydraFacial worth it?
Now for the three-hundred-dollar question: Do I think you should try it too?
It depends on what youre looking for.
Me, 10 days after a HydraFacial, with no makeup or filters.
Even after one treatment, you might typically see immediate improvements, Vasquez says.
