Dermaplaning is pain-free, and it is like shaving your legs. It is performed on clean and dry skin. The aesthetician holds the skin taut and scrapes off the epidermis and hair with a sterilized, 10-inch scalpel angled at 45 degrees to the face. Some people mistakenly think that this will make the facial hair grow thicker and faster. But since the structure of the hair is unaltered, it grows back at the previous speed and texture. It may appear thicker because the ends are cut by a sharp blade.