We recommend that for the microdermabrasion machine which you end up choosing to purchase, you first should go to the FDA website and check to see if it is FDA approved. A sad fact about our industry is that many machines do not go through the rigorous FDA approval process that certifies for safety and all governmental health regulations that apply. This group of machines that does not have FDA approval are not just limited to the cheaper or foreign models, but also include some of the more expensive machines in the market today.

When someone purchases a machine that does not have FDA approval, even non-medical grade versions, it exposes the buyer to multiple legal and health/safety hazards.

The DiamondSkin machine has been approved by the FDA, Health Canada, and the European Union Regulatory Council. Please click on the following link for a copy of the Food & Drug Administration approval: FDA Approval

We suggest that you should look up on the FDA website the status of the machine you are researching. Some machines are not even listed with the FDA, let alone approved.

Go to www.fda.gov/search.html in order to look for a machine's FDA status.

You can read an FDA warning letter to a manufacturer without proper FDA approval by clicking here.

Please note that FDA approval alone does not mean that you can go ahead and use any type microdermabrasion machine. Because of State regulations, you have to purchase a microdermabrasion machine that is allowed by your State health regulatory board.

Many States have begun to limit the use of Aluminum-Oxide to Dermatologists or Plastic Surgeons only.

However, the AH-20 Esthetician grade version of the DiamondSkin is approved by all State regulatory boards because it is crystal-free and therefore, much safer to use. The AH-10 is our medical-grade version designed for use by Physicians only.