Nothing is permanent. Your aging process will resume immediately after the surgery. A succesful outcome may depend on more than just a dermabrasion procedure. For example lip lines around the mouth may sometimes benefit from combined use of dermabrasion with a chemical peel (chemabrasion), Botox, and fillers... more
Does dermabrasion work for wrinkles?
My face has deep wrinkles and lines and no amount of makeup can hide the lines. Plus the skin texture is pretty rough thanks to my sunbathing. was told by a friend to get a dermabrasion treatment, but don't want to go through the pain and expense if we're not talking permanent wrinkle removal.
Is dermabrasion effective?
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3 Apr 2007
Dermabrasion or dermaplaning would be an option to get smoother skin texture and reduce the signs of wrinkles. After the procedure your skin will be younger looking with less shadow lines and wrinkles. A less invasive alternative would be a series of microdermabrasion treatments. There would be no pain or downtime but a less dramatic result after one procedure.
Permanent is a difficult word to define in the cosmetic world. After a dermabrasion treatment, you will have permanently reduced the number and depth of your wrinkles. Your skin will be younger, smoother without age spots or freckles but will continue to age and new wrinkles will form over time.
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6 Mar 2007
I've had dermabrasion, and I would say that my experience seemed to reveal more of an intense exfoliation than anything else. Mine started with an AHA application, which probably intensified the effects. If you're looking for something to help reduce the wrinkles, I'd suggest a laser. You don't have to go CO2 to get results now. There are other lasers now that don't cause wounds or a lot of downtime. I had fraxel done a couple of years ago, and I liked the results. In fact, I'm thinking of starting another round, but this time with the same technology but a little different type of fractional laser. Do a search on this, and you'll find lots of info. I'd love to find more personal experience with this, but I haven't seen much online.