At Goldfingers Aesthetics Lady Lake / Villages, we believe in comprehensive, holistic facial careas well as customized treatment plans. Read on to understand why we believe facials to be akey component in many customized treatment plans.
Why get a professional facial?A really good professional facial serves several purposes. It clears out your pores, tightens yourskin, and reduces wrinkles, making you look much younger in the process. There is a widerange of facial treatments, some of which include: chemical peels, Hydrafacials, extractions,LED facials, Dermaplaning, and microdermabrasion. Many facial treatments incorporatemultiple types of treatments in one session. Our Signature Facial, for example, can becombined with a light chemical peel or Dermaplaning.Benefits of facials include:
- Expert skin analysis by a professional who truly understands your unique skin type (factoring in seasonal, environmental, hormonal, and age-related changes occurring withthe skin) and how to best care for it.
- Professional strength exfoliation to lighten discoloration from sun and breakouts.
- Manual extraction of blackheads and clogged pores to create smoother and less-bumpyskin.
- Intensive hydration to repair the skin’s moisture barrier to keep the skin looking plump andmoist.
- Facial massage to increase circulation and encourage brighter, glowing skin.
- Professional guidance for your home care routine.
- Slows down the aging process.
- Reduces stress and relieves psychological distress.
Over time, regular facials can help with: acne, clogged pores, hyperpigmentation, dull skin, anpuffiness to name only a few conditions that may be treated with regular treatments with aqualified esthetician.
What happens in a professional facial?
Facials include deep-cleansing, nourishing, brightening, and anti-aging. Most facials lastbetween sixty and ninety minutes.
The following is a typical routine. However, your esthetician will recommend the protocol thatis best for your skin type and needs.
- Skin analysis followed by a cleansing
- Exfoliation (A gentle acid or enzyme peel, ultrasonic exfoliation, microdermabrasion orbio brasion are the most common)
- Steam
- Massage of the face, neck, and shoulders (Sometimes this is omitted for those withsevere acne so there is less stimulation to the skin and the esthetician can spend moretime on extractions.)
- Manual extractions to clear out blackheads and clogged pores
- MaskOf course, there are many more modalities that can be added to a facial to enhance the results.Microcurrent, LED light, ultrasound, and high frequency are just a few examples. After you havecompleted your treatments, your esthetician will reassess your skin and recommend the besthome skincare routine as well as the best schedule for follow-up visits.
How often should you get a professional facial?
More and more of our customers are incorporating professional facials (as opposed to at-homefacials) into their skincare routine. Professional facials are a luxurious, but nonethelesseffective way to care for your skin. After an hour or so of relaxing gentle facial massage, deepand gentle cleansing, refreshing exfoliation, and soothing hydration serums, it is tempting towant to increase both the duration and the frequency of your treatments. But how oftenshould you get a professional facial?Depending on your skincare needs and goals, the frequency can vary from every three to eightweeks, although a good average is four to six weeks. The reason for this estimate is that ittakes about 28 days for your skin cells to move through a full life cycle of cell growth and maketheir way from the dermis to the surface of the skin at which point they are ready to besloughed off with a refreshing facial. Your skin type, lifestyle, and seasonal changes can causevariations in this pattern so having a monthly check-in with your esthetician will ensure you getthe most appropriate treatment on the optimal schedule. If you have oily and acne-prone skin,your esthetician may recommend a facial every three weeks. If you have sensitive skin, youresthetician might want you to come in every eight weeks.If your busy schedule prevents you from seeing your esthetician on a monthly basis, at least aimfor a visit every season. The warmer seasons can cause acne or sun damage while the colderseasons cause dry skin.