Korean J Dermatol.  1979 Dec;17(6):405-412.

Application of Dermabrasion in Several Dermatoses

• Moon KC
• Kim KJ
• Kim WS

Abstract

Dermabrasion involves the removal of the epidermis and the upper dermis by means of a motor-driven rotary abrasive instrument or a brush using ethyl chloride or dichlorotetrafluoroethane(Freon) as the evaporative refrigerant-anesthetic. Kurtin(1952) developed this refrigeration-abrasion method and named it skin planing. The technique of skin planing was introduced to Korea in early 1960s and it was extensively used for corrective surgery of scar induced by small pox until early 1970s. The indication for dermabrasion includes correction of scars, prophylaxis and correction of aging of the skin, removal of congenital nevoid anomalies, malignant and benign skin tumors, tattoos and others. The authors dermabased the cutaneous lesions of xeroderma pigmentosum, angiofibroma (adenoma sebaseum), nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn, epidermal verrucous nevus and linear porokeratosis, using Stryker' pneumatic powered dermabrader, with successful results. The technique of dermabrasion and the literature were briefly reviewed.

MeSH Terms

Aging
Angiofibroma
Cicatrix
Dermabrasion*
Dermis
Epidermis
Ethyl Chloride
Korea
Nevus, Sebaceous of Jadassohn
Porokeratosis
Skin
Skin Diseases*
Xeroderma Pigmentosum
Ethyl Chloride