Dermaplaning works by very gently scraping away ultra-fine hair and dead skin cells using a smooth motion across the skin’s surface. The pressure that is required to accomplish these goals is so light that the risk of cuts to the skin are nearly nonexistent. It’s important that you receive dermaplaning from a trained, very experienced provider to minimize this risk. Were a cut to occur from dermaplaning, it would be a tiny nick in the skin that heals within a day or two.