title: Successful treatment of a hypochromic scar with manual dermabrasion: case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Manual dermabrasion is a simple and safe cosmetic procedure that is used to improve unsightly cutaneous disorders.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe an 11-year-old white female patient who was successfully treated with manual dermabrasion for a hypochromic scar on the left forearm.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The hypochromic wound healed without scar and with good cosmetic appearance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although similar to conventional dermabrasion in terms of cosmetic results, manual dermabrasion presents a less expensive and safe alternative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Roxo
authors.forename: Denise F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Sarmento
authors.forename: Adam Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Kawalek
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Spencer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D003869:Dermabrasion / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans