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c/estheticiansclaire_hayes35claire_hayes3522d agoProlific Poster

Am I the only one who thinks the 'no extraction' trend is a mistake?

I was doing a facial in my studio in Portland last month, and a regular came in with a deep, painful cyst. The protocol from a big training I took said to just use a calming mask and leave it alone. I did that, but she came back two weeks later and it was WAY worse, almost infected. I decided to gently extract it with a sterile lancet, and it healed perfectly in four days. Has anyone else had a client get worse from following the 'hands-off' rule?
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bettyk53
bettyk5322d ago
That "hands-off" rule can really backfire with deep cysts... they just fester under the skin. Sometimes a careful, sterile extraction is the kindest thing you can do for a client's skin and comfort. Following a rigid protocol over common sense just doesn't work for every single case.
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lindaj11
lindaj1121d ago
Wait, you're actually extracting cysts on clients?
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