Dermabrasion debridement is presented as another method for tangential excision of "deep dermal" burns, with immediate or early skin grafting. The advantages in selected cases seem to be: (1) a more rapid healing; (2) a more stable end result, because dermis is present; (3) prevents spontaneous healing with unstable epithelium, hypertrophic scarring, and contractures; (4) a better final appearance. This is a technically easy operation with minimal blood loss.