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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_garcia6mo 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.
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christopher7136mo ago
But what about the risk of missing things that only show up under that strong light?
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loganbaker6mo 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.
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