Your thoughts? Plastic Surgeon Wants More Women to Shave Their Faces

[cat73159]

I have heard this for the last couple of years, but have always been very leary (sp?). Your thoughts?

Dr. Edward J. Domanskis, a plastic surgeon in Newport Beach, California, is encouraging his female patients to shave their faces to forestall the aging process.

"One of the purported secrets of Japanese women maintaining their youthful appearance and flawless skin is that they regularly shave their faces," says Dr. Domanskis. Shaving results in an exfoliation of dead cells, which removes several layers of skin, causing irritation and consequent skin tightening, and plumping of the remaining cells.

Elizabeth Cummaro, R.N. aesthetician concurs, "I see a remarkable improvement in my clients skin after I perform derma-planing, which is almost exactly what shaving does.

"The constant cellular rejuvenation not only results in a cleaner complexion, but also should slow the aging process," counters Dr. Domanskis.

"This may also be one of the reasons why, in spite of all the lotions and potions that women apply to their faces, men, on average, tend to show less comparable signs of aging," says Dr. Domanskis.

So, don't be alarmed to see your girl-friend or wife shaving her face. She may just be following the doctor's orders and trying to look younger.

 

[Little_Lisa]

I would never shave my face but I do have professional dermaplaning done and i'm very pleased with the results.

 

[cat73159]

In dermaplaning, the surgeon uses a hand-held instrument called a dermatome. Resembling an electric razor, the dermatome has an oscillating blade that moves back and forth to evenly "skim" off the surface layers of skin that surround the craters or other facial defects. This skimming continues until the lowest point of the acne scar becomes more even with the surrounding skin.

Is this what they do? What would be the difference?

 

[Little_Lisa]

Yes, that's how it works. I don't know what the difference would be but I would just feel funny shaving my face with a razor and i'd be afraid i'd nick myself or something. I like how much smoother my makeup glides on after having the dermaplaning done and how even it makes my skin. I'll ask my esthetician next time I see him about shaving because it would certainly be alot cheaper. lol I know the dermaplaning is something you have to wait atleast several weeks between so I don't know if it would be the same with shaving.

 

[jessiej78]

If you don't mind me asking- how much does that procedure cost?

 

[Dragonfly]

Back in 97, I had Dermabrasion, which is a type of plastic surgery.

I had my face shaved as part of the preparation. And I had several mm of skin removed to make my pocked marked skin heal uniformly.

As a result my skin looks 1000% better.

But now I have blond facial hair that I did not have prior to my surgery.

I can't wax because I use Retin A. And I don't trust myself to use a razor.

So I use a rotary head electric razor, every 3-4 weeks.

After each shave, my skin has a nice pinky glow and feels softer. I think I am exfoliating the skin as well as removing the unwanted hair. My facial hair is a pale blond - the shaving does not make it grow in darker.

I think this doctor may be on to something.

 

[cracka]

I would think that shaving your face would cause you hair to grow in coarser because you are cuting it

I don't fancy this idea

I have heard that is why men age more gracefully than women but I don't think I want to risk having a five o'clock shadow

 

[Dragonfly]

I've had to shave my face since 98 and the hair does not come in coarser or darker. Maybe the rotary heads cut the hairs on an angle rather than straight across so they aren't coarse.

 

[Gwendela]

Well that's an interesting. I still don't intend to shave my face though.

 

[Kathy]

It might help me age more gracefully, but I still can't say I'm interested in shaving my face. Maybe I'll check out the derma-planing though. if it's affordable.

 

[AngelaGM]

I might just have to try that!

 

[Little_Lisa]

He only charges me $60 b/c he likes me. lol I always tip very well, though. I'm not sure how much it normally is but i think somewhere around $100.

 

[stashblaster]

First of all, I hate to shave. I don't want to add one more body part to the routine.

I guess if I take the premise that it would improve the skin, then men should have great looking skin. I don't think that men as a whole have better complexions than women.

Sorry, one of the nuns at my elementary school shaved her chin. Her chin looked like a man, course hair. Do you think my husband will get turned on by rubbing his hand against my stubble like I like to rub his face?

Do you shave the entire face?

 

[littletingoddes]

It's already a pain in the ass to shave other parts of my body... not going to add another body part to it.

 

[Jinjer]

:add_wegbrech: :add_wegbrech: :add_wegbrech: :add_wegbrech: so tru

 

[Princess6828]

Um...no - not gonna shave my face. I would like to have some type of resurfacing procedure just to make a few things less noticeable, but now I don't even know about that since CYW1 said she grew hair that she didn't have before.

 

[katrosier]

When I was 15 I decided to shave my barely noticeable side burns ,once I shaved them off all the hair on my face became very obvious next to the bald areas so I decided I'd shave the whole lot off. Now I have to regularly get my face threaded because all the hair that grows back is quite long and dark.

I really do believe that shaving or even waxing fine hairs makes hair grow back thicker , no matter what scientists say. I even decided to experiment on my thighs because the hair on them is so fine and I've never shaved or waxed it before . I waxed a patch off one thigh and left the other to compare. There's a big difference! Try it if you dont believe me.

 

[monniej]

my facial hair is dark, so i don't think this would work well for me, but it is interesting.

 

[magosienne]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeek ! no way. i'd be afraid to cut my skin or see the hair grow back darker. i have enough body parts to shave, so i don't think i'll try this soon.

 

[sallyann2007]

Personally I do not think men have such terrific facial skin. I can't see that daily shaving is helping them out much.