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Dermabrasion for Thin, Scarred Skin After Taking Accutane?
asked 1 year ago by ivmi in croatia
Latest answer by Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Question viewed 494 times
Tags: acne scars, rolling scar, thin skin
I've been taking accutane for 9 days(2 months ago)I don't know what happend, but my skin become thin, and very fragile.Now I have some texture changes like very shallow rolling scars(about 0.2-0.5 mm depth)can this scars be leveled with skin and what is the best method for this type of scarring?I must say that scars are soft and nontethering.also,when can i do any type of treatment, since my skin is very poor healing and i have redmarks for months and prior Accutane never had this problem! help!
3 answers to Dermabrasion for Thin, Scarred Skin After Taking Accutane?
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Dermabrasion for Thin, Scarred Skin After Taking Accutane
NO! Very dangerous to think about dermabrasion if soon after taking Acutane. Read the contraindications and precautions concerning Acutane.
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Accutane and Dermabrasion
Accutane leads to an atrophy of sebaceous glands within the skin, leading to a delay of or problems with healing when injury has occurred. Any form of resurfacing is contraindicated for 1 year after a course of Accutane. After 1 year, your options for acne scarring would include Dermabrasion and fractionated CO2 laser resurfacing.
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Dermabarasion after Accutane
Technically, once you have started Accutane, you should avoid resurfacing procedures for a minimum of 6 months after the procedure while others have advised 12 months to minimize the risk of hypertrophic scarring.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon