Essential Dermaplaning Training for Skincare Professionals

Explore an overview of skin layers, from the epidermis to the hypodermis, and learn how collagen, elastin, hair follicles, and glands influence dermaplaning and other treatments.

Explore the skin's key functions—protection, regulation, sensation, and absorption—and learn to identify normal, oily, dry, combination, and sensitive skin types to tailor dermaplaning treatments.

Explore how facial muscles express emotions and enable daily tasks like chewing and speaking, detailing the orbicularis oris, buccinator, and orbicularis oculi to guide skincare treatments.

Learn skull anatomy to perform dermaplaning safely and effectively, tailoring treatments to each client’s facial structure using bones such as the frontal bone, parietal bones, mandible, zygomatic bones, and maxilla.

Conduct thorough consultations before dermaplaning to assess skin type and condition, identify contraindications, set realistic expectations, and personalize the treatment plan with detailed documentation.

Identify contraindications for dermaplaning, including active acne, rosacea, infections, open wounds, eczema or psoriasis, sunburn, recent chemical peels or laser, and retinoid use.

Discover essential pre-treatment instructions for dermaplaning, including avoiding exfoliants (AHAs, enzymes, scrubs) seven days prior, two weeks for waxing and Botox or fillers, and sun exposure or sunbeds.

Maintain a sterile dermaplaning environment by sterilizing tools with autoclaves or chemical sterilants and preparing a ready supply of gloves, masks, headband, cleansers, alcohol, toner, moisturizer, SPF, and single-use blades.

Dispose of used dermaplaning blades immediately in a sharps container or blade box, using a remover tool to avoid touching the edge and following your facility's disposal protocol.

Position the client with lighting; hold the scalpel at 45 degrees to exfoliate dead skin and vellus hair in sections from forehead to neck, avoiding delicate areas and active lesions.

Compare traditional dermaplaning with oil assisted dermaplaning, highlighting suitable oils like jojoba, argan, grapeseed, and rosehip, and key considerations such as non-comedogenicity and patch testing.

Master dermaplaning safety and precision by securing the blade and keeping the skin taut. Use gentle strokes, avoid overworking, and perform the treatment slowly to prevent irritation.

Combine dermaplaning with advanced facial treatments to enhance skin results, including chemical peel dermaplaning, hydrafacial, LED light therapy, microneedling, enzyme masks, and oxygen facials, for healthy, non dehydrated skin.

Walk through a hands-on dermaplaning tutorial that covers skin cleansing, alcohol prep, 45-degree blade technique, and treating the face in sections, followed by toner, sheet mask, and sunscreen.