Needle dermabrasion

Aesthetic Plast Surg. 1997 Jan-Feb;21(1):48-51. doi: 10.1007/s002669900081.

Abstract

In this article we describe a technique of needle dermabrasion (tattoo without pigment) used to improve achromic, hypertrophic, and unsightly scars. It is simple, safe (no complications), and it gives us consistently good results.

MeSH terms

  • Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / therapy
  • Dermabrasion / instrumentation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mammaplasty
  • Middle Aged
  • Needles*
  • Pigmentation Disorders / therapy
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy
  • Rhytidoplasty
  • Tattooing