Dermabrasion

The difference between a chemical peel and dermabrasion is the method used.

Dermabrasion involves the surgeon utilizing a high speed rotating brush to remove the top layer of skin. The size and depth of the scars as well as the degree of wrinkling determine the appropriate level of skin that will be surgically sloughed.

Anaesthetic options include:

• local anaesthesia, combined with a sedative (allows the patient to remain awake but relaxed)
• a numbing spray, such a freon, may be used along with or instead of local anesthesia or general anaesthesia.

The procedure takes form a few minutes to over an hour depending on the area of the skin to be worked on.