Even the overall quality of the skin becomes jeopardized such as the example above. The skin is no longer smooth and an uneven texture becomes very obvious even in pictures. Microdermabrasion can also help reduce the effects of long-term scarring by prompting the body to release more collagen and materials to fix the damages that have been caused by years of picking and improper care, as like what happened in these microdermabrasion before and after photos.