Enhancement of facial scars with dermabrasion

Joshua B Surowitz; William W Shockley

doi:10.1016/j.fsc.2011.05.013

Enhancement of facial scars with dermabrasion

Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2011 Aug;19(3):517-25. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2011.05.013.

Authors

Joshua B Surowitz¹, William W Shockley

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, G190, Physician's Office Building, CB 7070, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. JSurowit@unch.unc.edu

PMID: 21856539
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2011.05.013

Abstract

This article describes the physiology of wound healing, discusses considerations and techniques for dermabrasion, and presents case studies and figures for a series of patients who underwent dermabrasion after surgeries for facial trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Cicatrix / surgery*
Dermabrasion / adverse effects
Dermabrasion / instrumentation
Dermabrasion / methods*
Face / surgery*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Care
Postoperative Complications
Preoperative Care
Time Factors
Wound Healing / physiology