Dermabrasion Acne Scars
A dermabrasion acne scars treatment is a procedure performed under a physician’s care. A wire brush that spins rapidly or a diamond wheel is used to slough off the top layers of the skin.
During the acne dermabrasion process, the skin is roughed up and bleeds. The injury to the skin from the dermabrasion acne scars procedure causes new skin to form replacing the old skin.
Dermabrasion acne scars procedures are performed by a physician under a local or full anesthetic depending on the size of the area for the area to be treated. The area is numbed and the physician removes the upper layers of the skin one section at a time.
Healing generally takes 12 weeks though some pinkness main remain for many months.
Acne dermabrasion used to treat boxcar and rolling scarring but not effective for ice pick scars as it tends to make them more visual. Consult a physician to discuss if a dermabrasion acne scars procedure is appropriate for your skin type.
