Out of sight and hard to reach, it’s easy to neglect the skin on your back. If you have skin issues you’d like to address—such as body acne or discoloration from sun damage—a purifying back facial at LovelySkin Spa in Omaha, Nebraska is a great place to start.
The LovelySkin Spa specializes in treatments for the face and body that combine medical-grade equipment and ingredients with a luxurious experience, so you walk away feeling pampered. Here, we’ll explore everything you’ll want to know about purifying back facials, including:
- What is a back facial?
- What are the benefits of a purifying back facial?
- Is a back facial right for you?
What is a back facial?
A back facial is a series of skin care steps performed on your back by a licensed aesthetician. Depending on the type of back facial, those steps might include cleansing, exfoliation, massage and moisturizing. A mask or peel might also be included to clarify and renew skin. During a back facial at the LovelySkin Spa, your aesthetician will perform extractions as needed by using a sterile extraction tool to remove blackheads and release clogged pores that have resulted in acne.
What are the benefits of a purifying back facial?
A purifying back facial at the LovelySkin Spa helps clear clogged pores and buff away built-up dead skin cells that cause dullness and rough texture. After your treatment, you can expect an improvement in overall skin texture—the skin on your back will feel softer and smoother.
“I often send my ‘bacne’ patients for back facials or Diamond Glow treatments, as there is no better way to jumpstart improvements,” says Dr. Joel Schlessinger, board-certified dermatologist, Mohs surgeon and cosmetic surgeon, and Director of LovelySkin Spa.
Joey Lasher, Med Spa Team Lead at the LovelySkin Spa, often performs back facials on clients who are preparing for special occasions. “Back facials are a wonderful spa treatment for brides who plan to wear a backless dress at their wedding and want to make sure their skin is smooth and glowing,” she says. Even if you don’t have plans to bare your back, a back facial is a luxurious experience that will leave you feeling relaxed, refreshed and well taken care of.
Is a back facial right for you?
The LovelySkin Spa offers several different types of back facials, so you can find just the right treatment to meet your skin care goals. Now, let’s find out which facial has your back.
Purifying Back Treatment
This back facial includes an antibacterial mask to help reduce acne-causing bacteria. Extractions performed if needed.
Benefits: Soothe irritation, combat acne
Key active ingredients: Salicylic acid or glycolic acid
Salicylic Back Peel
This back acne treatment centers on a peel with salicylic acid, which helps existing acne resolve as well as prevent future breakouts from forming. Extractions are also performed if needed.
Benefits: Fights acne, clears pores and reduces surface oils.
Key active ingredients: Salicylic acid
afaⓇ Clay Peel
This luxurious clay mask provides deep exfoliation to help clear clogged pores and target discoloration. “The afaⓇ Clay Peel works fabulously to loosen congestion in pores and smooth rough texture,” Lasher says. “This is great for acne-prone skin as well as clients who have scarring from previous acne lesions.”
Benefits: Smooths and brightens the complexion, deep exfoliation, reduces the appearance of pigmentation, clarifies and purifies pores, reduces surface oils
Key active ingredients: Bentonite clay and afaLUXE™, a dermatologist-developed blend of filaggrin-based antioxidants, vitamin C and Dead Sea salt.
DiamondGlowⓇ Treatment
This resurfacing face treatment is also available for the back, neck and chest. Your aesthetician will use the DiamondGlowⓇ diamond-tip resurfacing wand to deeply cleanse and exfoliate your skin while infusing it with a specialty serum.
Benefits: Deep exfoliation and revitalization
Key ingredients: Your aesthetician will customize your treatment by choosing a professional-grade serum from SkinMedica that best meets your skin care needs. There are options to improve uneven skin tone with tranexamic acid, acne with salicylic acid and dehydration with hyaluronic acid. “DiamondGlowⓇ treatments for the face or body are a very popular resurfacing treatment for people who aren’t quite ready to try laser resurfacing but are still looking for some deep exfoliation benefits,” Dr. Daniel Schlessinger says.
Custom treatments
The LovelySkin Spa can also customize a back facial treatment for you based on your specific skin needs. “For clients who want a relaxing back treatment but have no back acne or discoloration issues, we use gentle exfoliation, such as the Natura Bisse glycolic serums,” Lasher says.
She continues, “These serums gently exfoliate, smooth and brighten skin. After exfoliation, we will do any necessary extractions, followed by a customized mask. At the end of the back facial, we apply a suitable moisturizer or sunscreen.”Are you ready to schedule your first back facial? You can speak to a spa patient coordinator directly to learn more about back facials by calling 402-334-1226. If your back acne is more severe, you can schedule a medical consultation with Drs. Joel or Daniel Schlessinger using our online booking tool or by calling 402-685-8262.