Having a dermabrasion cosmetic procedure will help improve your sun damaged or scarred skin and how it looks. People frequently use this type of procedure to eradicate facial wrinkles or treat acne scars. You cannot use this cosmetic procedure to remove moles, burn scars, birthmarks, or birth skin defects. You can use dermabrasion to remove scars from chicken poxs and tattoos.
This procedure is done using local anesthesia or local anesthesia with sedation. It can take just minutes to do this procedure up to one and a half hour and may require many treatments. You may find that your face will feel slightly sunburned and have skin that has a redness that lasts approximately a week and weeps a clear fluid. As it heals, a crust or scab will usually form over the area that was treated.
After having the dermabrasion cosmetic procedure, you can normally go back to work immediately. It may take approximately three months for the pinkish looking skin to fade and you may be requested to avoid being out in the sun for six months to a year. After eighteen months, you should expect to see a fifty to eighty percent improvement on your skin.
There is a risk of possibly scarring and getting an infection. If you have acne and are taking Accutane, you are more at risk for scarring. There are patients that may develop scar tissue that is excessive which you can treat later. In the areas that were treated, you may see freckles disappearing.
