Because of a perceived higher risk of scarring or irritation associated with isotretinoin use, standard clinical practice has been to avoid performing laser procedures, chemical peels, waxing,
dermabrasion, and incisional or excisional cutaneous surgeries on patients within 6 months of their using isotretinoin, according to the authors.
Great advances in
dermabrasion have led to the use of high-tech equipment and better cooling techniques.
Fife described
dermabrasion as a "tried and true" method against boxcar, varicella, and rolling scars.
The patient was allowed to heal for 6 weeks, and then a left cheek
dermabrasion was performed (figure 3, B).
Skin care consumers are now turning to drug stores, discount stores and even supermarkets for high-end products ranging from
dermabrasion kits to cosmeceuticals, and mass market retailers are proving they can merchandise and sell them successfully.
"You can get the same results with an exfoliating scrub."
Dermabrasion, in which the underlayer of the skin is exfoliated, provides better results, she says, but takes 10 days to heal.
Thanks to refinements of a variety of dermatologic surgical techniques, there is a safe, effective procedure known as
dermabrasion that is available today to improve facial scarring.
"The results are better than with the traditional chemical peels and
dermabrasion [sanding] because the doctor can accurately control the depth of skin removal." While destroying damaged skin, the laser also tightens underlying collagen, producing a "mini-face lift" effect.
Dermabrasion is a controlled scraping of the top layers of the skin.
SKIN PROCEDURES including superficial chemical peels, laser hair removal, minor cutaneous surgery, manual
dermabrasion, and fractional ablative and fractional nonablative laser procedures can be performed safely on patients who have recently been or are currently being treated with isotretinoin, according to new recommendations from a consensus panel.
Great advances in
dermabrasion have been made due to the use of high-tech equipment and better cooling techniques.
UNITED KINGDOM: In early October, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)--an independent body set up by the advertising industry to police the content of advertisements, sales promotions and direct marketing in the UK--ordered Avon to cease broadcasting a TV ad for its Anew Clinical Advanced
Dermabrasion System.
Acne scars can sometimes be helped with
dermabrasion or a chemical peel but these cosmetic procedures aren't done on the NHS.
Reflecting skin care's broader antiaging trend, at-home
dermabrasion kits promise the kind of results traditionally available only from professional dermatologist treatments, and the products are proving to be a hit with retailers and consumers alike.
