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THE BENEFITS OF COMBINATION SKIN RESURFACING IN THE TREATMENT OF SUN-DAMAGED OR SCARRED SKIN
NEW YORK, NY (October 28, 1998) - In this era of consumer demand for correction of skin damage due to overexposure to the sun, dermatology has met the challenge by pioneering new techniques in chemical, laser and abrasive resurfacing. By combining these techniques on different areas of exposed skin, the best and most cost-effective results can be obtained for patients with all skin colors to correct sun-induced wrinkles, splotching from sun or acne, precancers from the sun and scarring from acne or trauma.
Speaking today at the American Academy of Dermatology's Derm Update '98, Harold J. Brody, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, discussed the refinement of skin resurfacing techniques using a combination of modern skin correctional approaches. Though chemical peeling and resurfacing have been in existence for over 100 years, the last several years have led to refinements in alpha and beta-hydroxy acids and the reestablishment of tried and true techniques. "Laser resurfacing techniques in the last year have established the CO2 laser to be superb for deepest resurfacing and the Erbium laser to be valuable for lesser skin damage," Dr. Brody said.
By combining these lasers with the lasers for pigment and blood vessel removal, skin rejuvenation can be accomplished simultaneously and efficiently. Dermabrasion, the manual removal of skin with a spinning diamond instrument, still has a place in the treatment of selected scarring. Resurfacing of the skin is many times the first step in dermatologic surgery that the dermatologist performs prior to refining creases and folds with botulinum toxin, or soft tissue augmentation agents such as collagen or the patient's own fat. The American Academy of Dermatology is the world's largest medical society representing physicians who specialize in treating skin, hair and nail conditions.
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REFERENCE NOTE: Brody, H.J., M.D.; Chemical Peeling and Resurfacing, Mosby.
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