As the skin cell turnover rate is somewhere between 28 and 40 days, skin that is not refreshed with microdermabrasion can begin to look cloudy, dull, flaky, dry, and lose luminosity. The skin naturally sheds dead skin cells through a process called desquamation. Also called the “cell renewal factor,” this process changes as we age. Babies and children have the fastest rate as they are growing and their rate is twice that of an adult. Have you ever noticed how beautiful a child’s skin texture is? It is bright, smooth, soft, and glowing because they always have a skin surface filled with new cells.