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Dermatome for Stretch Mark Removal?
asked 2 years ago by loveyou1 in ca
Latest answer by Peter A. Aldea, MD
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Tags: stretch marks, skin
Stretch marks go as deep as dermis, and epidermis is what we see the marks on. I know that with split thickness shaving, they remove the epidermis and part of the dermis. Is it possible to use Dermatome to remove the skin where stretch marks are? If the epidermis and part of the dermis is removed, will it remove the actual stretch marks? I know this will leave scars. I do not mind. If people have scars from this because they have to then it should be okay for me too.
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Stretch Marks Removal
Stretch marks are real Stretch CRACKS. They are often full thickness cracks from the skin surface deep into the skin and as such they cannot be erased by any current tool on the market.
All Plastic surgeons are very familiar with the use of several types of dermatomes(surgical skin shavers). These tools are designed to either electrically or manually lift off variable thickness sheets of skin for use in reconstructive coverage applications (such as covering burns or raw wounds). A skin...
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