title: Needle dermabrasion.
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.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camirand
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doucet
mesh_terms: D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000628:therapy; D003869:Dermabrasion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016462:Mammaplasty; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D015361:Rhytidoplasty; D013653:Tattooing