A more than 100-year-old dermatolog...

A more than 100-year-old dermatologic action is making a comeback as the treatment of choice for down-reaching skin defects, according to a Feb 24 2002 freshs release from the American Academy of Dermatology. Dermabrasion forfeited popularity when patients began preferring novel resurfacing treatments that offer quicker inferences and shorter recovery times. For many patients, however, these modern treatments are not appropriate, in such a manner dermatologists and physicians are revisiting the technique.

Dermabrasion, which requires sole local anesthesia, involves mechanically sanding the upper layers of skin and penetrating skin deeper than with microdermabrasion. A recent layer of skin replaces the abraded skin during healing, resulting in a smoother appearance. According to the release, the austere brush-burn feeling can be avoided by dint of using semipermeable dressings, which allow moisture and air reach the skin. The modern skin that appears is pink at first on the contrary gradually develops a normal appearance in individual to two weeks.

Patients who be subjected to dermabrasion instead of laser resurfacing can avoid unwanted scarring, los of normal skin pigmentation, and skin rednes and drynes which may issue from excessive thermal injury. Dermabrasion also can be used to treat rhinophyma, an advanced stage of rosacea, and prominent perioral rhytids, also known as smoker's lines, according to the release.

Dermabrasion: Long-time Favored transaction Makes a Comeback (news release, fresh Orleans: American Academy of Dermatology, Feb 24 2002) http:/www.aad .org (accessed 25 Feb 2002)

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