Dermabrasion
Introduction
Dermabrasion was introduced in the late 1940s. It consists of the use of a
wire brush rotating at a high speed, going over a skin surface which has been
frozen with a local refrigerant spray.
To a very large degree, dermabrasion has been replaced by laser resurfacing because of the amount of bleeding
produced during the procedure.
With the prevalence of hepatitis and HIV in current
society, many physicians try to avoid exposure for themselves and their
personnel to blood and blood products. However, dermabrasion still retains
an important position in resurfacing procedures.
Laser resurfacing, skin peeling, and dermabrasion
can be very helpful in reducing the appearance of acne scars, as well as aging of the skin.
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