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DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243078
Dermabrasion and Microdermabrasion
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Publikationsdatum:
18. Dezember 2009 (online)
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ABSTRACT
Dermabrasion and microdermabrasion are facial resurfacing techniques that mechanically ablate aged or damaged skin to promote reepithelialization. Although the act of physically abrading the skin is common to both procedures, dermabrasion and microdermabrasion employ different instruments and are distinct in their technical executions. Dermabrasion completely removes the epidermis and penetrates to the level of the papillary or reticular dermis, inducing remodeling of the skin's structural proteins. Microdermabrasion only removes the uppermost layer of the epidermis, accelerating the natural process of exfoliation. Both techniques can result in clinically significant improvements in the appearance of skin and may become increasingly relevant among practitioners as new applications are developed.
KEYWORDS
Dermabrasion - microdermabrasion - ablative resurfacing
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Murad AlamM.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Otolaryngology, and Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
676 North St. Clair Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60611
eMail: m-alam@northwestern.edu