Here’s An Idea: Shave A Layer of Your Face Off

“The blade is something we’d use in a surgical procedure,” Dr. Doft told me, before adding: “I’m not sure if that’s comforting. But basically, what we’re doing is using a blade to skim over the surface of the skin to remove any extra skin or unwanted hair in a definitive way.” The procedure—I’m calling it that to be dramatic—was not unpleasant, but not a relaxing spa experience either.