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- Dermabrasion or sanding is a method of skin resurfacing. Unlike lasers and peels it is a mechanical abrasion of the skin.
- It removes the epidermis and parts of the dermis.
- It has many uses the most common are:
- • scars, especially acne scars,
- • fine facial lines (rhytides)
- • skin changes seen with rhinophyma.
- This technique lowers the profile of scars and raised tissue. At the same time it stimulates collagen production. Healing is from the remaining parts of the dermis.
- An advantage for the surgeon is that the depth can be assessed as the operation is done by looking at the surface that has been treated.
- The depth of dermabrasion is assessed in four stages:
- • stage1: the epithelium is removed and the surface is smooth and does not bleed.
- • stage 2: the sanding has reached the superficial or papillary dermis and there is sparse, punctate bleeding
- • stage3: as the surgeon goes deeper into the papillary dermis the bleeding becomes greater the background is coarser.
- • stage 4: When the sanding reaches the deep or reticular dermis there is a brisk, confluent bleeding and a coarse tissue background. This is considered the endpoint of sanding because further dermabrasion can cause permanent scars.
- Surface healing occurs in 1-2 weeks but redness often lasts for 1-2 months.
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