Dermaplaning gone way wrong

[Anonymous]

 

I dermaplained my face at home and now am going to have permanent damage… scars …. Is that not a lawsuit I did everything right by the instructions.. how can they sale at home dermaplaing razors when they have to be licensed in the office to do the procedure can I file for a lawsuit 

 

 

[WinglessOne]

I'm sorry this happened to you, @Anonymous ! About your questions: 

Is that not a lawsuit? I did everything right by the instructions. 

Check your dermaplaning razors' packaging for any warnings. Could be on the box/pouch they came in, or on the insert of instructions, or even on a separate warning insert. Depending on the warnings provided, a lawsuit might be futile. If there were no warnings provided, then you might be on to something. I'm not an attorney so you'd have to seek legal counsel on this. But warning labels are often a company's way of legally covering their butts in case of injury. 

How can they sell at-home dermaplaning razors when they have to be licensed in the office to do the procedure? 

Professional in-office dermaplaning (done by dermatologists and estheticians) removes more layers of skin than any at-home dermaplaning razor can. That's partly because the pro blades are surgical grade—super sharp—and not the kind of thing you can or should try using on yourself at home. Also because the pros who perform dermaplaning use an advanced technique you can't replicate at home. At-home dermaplaning razors aren't sharp or thin enough to exfoliate the way a pro's blade can. 

I'm now going to have permanent damage (scars). 

I agree with @curlychiquita that you should see a dermatologist or your primary care doctor asap, if you haven't yet. There may be ways to prevent or reduce permanent scarring, and you need to ensure your skin's not infected. 

Meanwhile, I recommend rolling your skincare routine waaaay back to bare bones: gentle cleanser, moisturizer, and daytime sunscreen. (If you don't already use sunscreen daily, you absolutely need to now; we should all do that anyway, whenever our skin's exposed to sunlight, regardless of weather or season.) No chemical exfoliants or fruit enzyme peels. No vitamin C, retinol/retinoids—don't use anything that may further irritate your skin unless a derm or other doc instructs otherwise. Once your skin's healed up, you can resume using any of that stuff if it was part of your routine. 

[keelybt]

@Anonymous I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I have sent you a PM for more information. 

[curlychiquita]

@Anonymous have you been to a doctor yet for this?  You should go to a doctor asap.  Even just a regular doctor if you can't get to a dermatologist.  It looks like these could be infected and the first thing you need to do is take care of that. Then you can worry about scaring.  A prescription retinol will help if you do get scars.  I don't know anything about lawsuits but you could discuss that with the doctor, too.

[Anonymous]

This is my face before