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    Calif Med. 1958 Aug;89(2):123-6.

    [Dermabrasive ablation of acne scars].

    [Article in Undetermined Language]

    Abstract

    Dermabrasion offers cosmetic improvement of acne pits and scars, but only well-adjusted patients should be selected for this esthetic improvement. In the dermabrasion operation the deep cup-shaped pits are made shallow by saucerization, for the deep sharp shadows are eliminated as the pits are shallowed. It is the elimination of the shadow effect which is so gratifying to the patient. Although dermabrasion is a superficial skin operation, it involves dangerous instruments and thousands of minute incisions. The procedure is a surgical operation, whether done in an office or in a hospital. The author performs the operation entirely as a hospital procedure, using pentothal anesthesia with meperidine added in small increments during the operation. Thus the operation may be unhurriedly and meticulously performed.

    PMID:
    13561125
    [PubMed - OLDMEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC1512335
    Free PMC Article

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