What is Dermabrasion?

Dermabrasion is mechanically smoothing of the skin surface. Dermabrasion is one of many types of skin resurfacing techniques, which includes chemical peels (TCA, glycolic acid, fruit acid, etc) and lasers (CO2, erbium, etc). This method of skin treatment has been used for decades in physician offices under local anesthesia, or combined with other plastic surgery under general anesthesia. Cosmetic results from a dermabrasion are mostly dependent on depth of the dermabrasion, areas... more

Dermabrasion is an excellent technique that effectively resurfaces the skin. It can smooth out depressions or uneven surfaces of the skin and can reduce prominent scars as well. Depending on the area that is treated, this may be done with local or regional anesthesia. Dermabrasion is an excellent technique to correct scars, uneven surfaces, or to rejuvenate the areas around the lips by erasing wrinkles.  

Dermabrasion is a surgical procedure to reduce wrinkles, scars, and sun damage where the skin is abraded (unsurfaced), or sanded, to remove the surface layer and into the middle layers of the skin.  This removes surface irregularities, such as sun-damage, and some of the underlying irregular collagen, that is responsible for scars and wrinkles.  Your body heals the resulting abraded skin (resurfaces) by growing new collagen, without the wrinkles and less scar, and by covering... more

Dermabrasion is a procedure used for skin resurfacing.  I commonly use dermabrasion to eliminate or soften the lines that develop above the upper lip and below the lower lip.  These lines are most commonly seen on smokers or former smokers or from sun damage. Women typically do not like these lines which can make them appear older than they are. There is a downtime for recovery of 7-10 days for the dermabrasion to heal and then makeup can be applied to... more

Dermabrasion involves mechanically resurfacing the skin with an abrasive tip driven by a high-speed rotary hand engine. Either a wire brush or a diamond fraise may be used as the abrading tip to create an open wound that heals by secondary intention. An irregular or scarred cutaneous surface may be surgically abraded in order to achieve a more regular plane, or a more gradual transition between different planes, thereby improving skin contour. The most common indications for dermabrasion... more

Dermabrasion, one of several kinds of procedures available that is aimed at resurfacing the skin, is by no means a new technique. In fact, it has been used successfully for decades for treating primarily acne scars and less frequently for wrinkles and surface crepeyness. Besides improving the surface characteristics of the skin, dermabrasion stimulates new collagen formation. Dermabrasion must not be confused with microdermabrasion, which uses tiny particles of aluminum oxide to gently... more

Dermabrasion is classified as a skin resurfacing procedure. It is designed to remove the top layers of the skin, in order to improve the skins appearance and stimulate collagen production. Other skin resurfacing procedures that do this are certain types of laser peels (CO2 lasers and Erbium lasers) and chemical peels. Resurfacing procedures are performed to improve fine lines and wrinkles, in addition to improving the color and tone of the skin. Dermabrasion is also used to treat acne... more