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Brossage, or mechanical peeling: mechanism of action, technique, indications and contraindications

Alexey Portnov, medical expert
Last reviewed: 20.11.2021

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Bracage, or mechanical peeling is the cleansing or exfoliation of the superficial stratum corneum of the face and body with the help of various rotating nozzles.

Pumice, sponges, brushes of various rigidity and various diameters, which rotate at different speeds, are used as nozzles. The rosette helps to remove and exfoliate the cells of the surface layer of the skin, smooth out the unevenness of the skin, remove the products of the sebaceous sweat glands, make-up remnants. Carried out after vaporization or as an independent procedure, it can be preceded by disinfestation.

Brushes can differ in the following parameters:

size (large - for work on the body, medium - for the face, etc.);
bristle stiffness;
the origin of bristles (natural, artificial).

Method of carrying out the route

The procedure is clockwise on the right side and counterclockwise on the left side (so that the facial tissues do not descend downward when the brushes rotate). Movement is carried out on massage lines, slowly, smoothly, without pressure on the brush, for 5-7 minutes. Brossage is carried out on a cosmetic means, depending on the type of skin: cosmetic milk - any type of skin, gommage - thin, dry skin, scrub - thick, oily, porous skin.

It is prescribed once every 7-10 days.

The focus of the method is skin cleansing, preparation for the main stage of the procedure.

Indications for the passage of the rossa:

oily, porous skin with wide mouths of sebaceous ducts;
combined skin with comedones.

Alternative methods:

vacuum peeling;
ultrasonic peeling.

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