The short answer
No — dermaplaning does not make your hair grow back thicker, darker, or faster. It shaves fine surface vellus hair (peach fuzz) at skin level; it never touches the follicle, so it can't change what grows back. The regrowth just feels different for a few days because a blunt tip replaces a tapered one. What you actually get is smoother, brighter skin and flawless makeup. See the facials menu or book a dermaplane.
This is the single most-Googled dermaplaning question, and it stops a lot of people from trying something they'd love. So let's put it to rest with how hair actually works.
Here's the biology the myth ignores. Thickness, color, and growth rate are all decided inside the follicle, below the surface. Dermaplaning is a blade drawn across the top of the skin — it removes dead cells and the fine vellus hair sitting above the surface. It comes nowhere near the follicle, so there is no mechanism by which it could change a single thing about how your hair regrows.
So why does everyone believe it?
Two reasons. First, people confuse vellus hair (the soft, fine peach fuzz on your face) with terminal hair (the coarse, dark hair on the scalp, brows, and body). Dermaplaning only removes vellus hair, and vellus hair grows back vellus — soft and fine. Second, when any hair is cut straight across, the regrowing tip is blunt instead of naturally tapered, so it can feel a touch coarser for a few days. That's a texture illusion at the tip, not a change in the hair itself. Decades of dermatology back this up.
The follicle decides everything about your hair. A surface blade never reaches it. That's the whole answer.
What dermaplaning is really for
Removing the fuzz is almost a side effect. The real prize is exfoliation: dermaplaning lifts away the dull top layer of dead skin, so what's underneath looks instantly brighter and feels glass-smooth. Skincare absorbs better afterward, and makeup sits flawlessly with no fuzz to catch the light. It's one of the most satisfying “before and after in one appointment” treatments we offer.
Who should skip it (for now)
Dermaplaning isn't for active, inflamed acne or raised breakouts — the blade can aggravate them — and we won't pair it with certain strong actives on the same day. Your esthetician assesses your skin first and will tell you honestly if today isn't the day. Everyone else: it's gentle, painless, and quick.
Curious but still nervous? That's normal — now you know the fear is a myth. Come try a Dermaplane Mini Facial, or book on Square and see your own skin the next morning.
