There are close to 120 different microdermabrasion machines available on the market today. However, because it is still a novel technique, there have been no manufacturing performance standards specified for these machines. The FDA classified the machines as Class 1 devices which can be sold without clinical efficacy evidence, and the machines can be used without medical supervision. This just shows how important it is to choose a professional clinic for your microdermabrasion needs before you go ahead and try it out for yourself at home.
The precursor to microdermabrasion was dermabrasion, and this is a more invasive technique. There are many problems with dermabrasion, firstly it is more painful than microdermabrasion, so it has to be performed with anaesthesia. Second, the recovery period is long, and it takes weeks for the top layers of skin to heal. Third, there is scarring, which is not apparent with microdermabrasion, so scars will eventually develop with continued, repetitive use. Fourthly, infection is a bit of a problem and could lead to dermatitis and septicaemia in the worst of cases. So all in all, it is not a very skin friendly technique.
Before this, in Germany around the 1900s, a man by the name of Kromayer used turning wheels and other devices to remove the upper layers of skin, but because these were man powered machines, they were complicated to use and were phased out pretty quickly.
The whole idea of removing the upper-most layer of skin was conceptualized ages ago, as far as 1500BC in Egypt. They used a type of sandpaper to smooth the skin- and this obviously must have been quite painful and side-effect plentiful. This is not a surprise though, and it isnt a surprise either that the Egyptians were the first to create this beautifying technique.
Currently, microdermabrasion is the norm, and it is one of the top 3 aesthetic procedures performed in the world. The incidence of its use is also increasing each year, both in America and Europe. There was an increase of 24% from 2003 to 2005 in its use in America. Its use will spread to the bigger markets in Asia in due time, and I predict that because of its many benefits and efficacy over other skin-care procedures, will develop to become the most popular procedure among health-care professionals.
Who knows, one day nano-dermabrasion may take over micro-dermabrasion in the human quest for ever-improving beautifying procedures!
The first Oktoberfest was held on Ocotber 12, 1810, in Munich to celebrate the wedding of Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria and Princess Maria Teresa of Saxony-Hildburghausen on what was to become known as Theresienwieses - Theresa's fields. In subsequent years, horse races were held on the fields to celebrate the anniversary of the royal wedding. This annual event became Oktoberfest tradition. Oktoberfest is dedicated to the fall harvest and to beer, the region's most famous product. People came from throughout Germany to enjoy the celebration consisting of dancing, singing, and drinking beer.
Oktoberfest Today
Oktoberfest 2005 celebrates it's 172nd year. Oktoberfest is the largest festival in the world, with 6 million visitors from around the world attending the Munich Oktoberfest each year. Each year, these attendees consume more than 5 million liters of beer and over 200,000 pork sausages, as well as large quantities of traditional hearty fare such as sausage, hendl (chicken) and sauerkraut, along with such Bavarian delicacies as roast ox tails.
Only six Munich breweries are allowed to serve beer at Oktoberfest – Löwenbräu, Spaten, Augustiner (pictured right), Hofbräu, Paulaner and Hacker-Pschorr. Each Bierzelte (beer "tents") hold some 3,000–10,000 people. There are currently 14 main tents at the Oktoberfest. A special Oktoberfest beer is brewed for the occasion which is slightly darker and stronger, in both taste and alcohol.
The festivities are accompanied by a program of events, including the Grand Entry of the Oktoberfest Landlords and Breweries, the Costume and Riflemen's Procession, and a concert involving all the brass bands represented at the "Wies'n".
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