Unpopular opinion: I stopped using a magnifying lamp for every single extraction

I used to think you needed that intense 5x magnification for every pore, but after a client in Tampa last month pointed out how much it stressed her skin, I switched to just my loupes for initial assessment. Anyone else find that less is more sometimes?

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willow_garcia23d ago

Less is more" sounds nice until you miss a deep sebaceous filament that turns into a massive breakout two days later. That intense magnification is the whole point of a professional treatment. I had a client come in with what looked like clear skin under loupes, but the lamp showed a whole cluster of microcomedones on her chin. If a client's skin gets stressed, you're probably using too much pressure, not too much light. Skipping the proper tool just seems like cutting corners to me.

christopher71323d ago

But what about the risk of missing things that only show up under that strong light?

loganbaker23d ago

Feel this so hard. Got a similar comment from a regular last year about the lamp feeling like an interrogation. Started using it more like a targeted tool instead of the default for the whole face, and honestly my clients seem way more relaxed. It's not about missing stuff, it's about not treating skin like a hostile witness.