USE: An office procedure which can be used to eliminate brown spots on the face or wrinkles or wrinkles around the mouth. The treatment is highly successful for blending the scars or flattening elevated scars in individuals of certain skin types.
PROCEDURE: An office based procedure under local anesthesia, dermabrasion removes the more superficial layers of skin which may remove brown spots, soften wrinkles or diminish the visibility of some scars.
RESULTS: Dermabrasion is highly successful at removing small superficial brown spots of "age" and "sun" spots or enlarging freckles. It is also highly successful at diminishing wrinkles around the mouth. This does require a healing period of at least a week. Permanent bleaching or lightening of the skin color may occur.