What's the difference between dermabrasion and dermaplaning?

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A: Dermabrasion vs Dermaplaning

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

DERMAPLANING: Dermaplaning has many different implications. Literally, it should mean shaving layers of the dermis. In reality and practice, it tends to mean shaving of the epidermis and is an aggressive method of exfoliation that generally uses a blade. It can be an excellent method of rapdily... more

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