Survey of refrigeration and surgical technics used for facial dermabrasion.
Concern has recently been expressed regarding the possibility of freeze-associated adverse effects (delayed healing, prolonged erythema, scarring) associated with the use of potent spray refrigerants used for dermabrasion. A survey was undertaken among experienced dermatologic surgeons in an attempt to define variations in technic that might explain the absence of universal difficulties with these products. Distance of spray nozzle to skin, attempted depth of abrasion, and ambient room temperature emerged as possible differences between the complication-free and complication-affected groups. Speculations relating these differences to freeze-associated adverse effects are presented.
D003869:Dermabrasion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005615:Freezing; D006801:Humans; D012034:Refrigeration