title: Scarring of the eyelids from Coblation treatment.
abstract: Coblation therapy has been recently proposed as a new bipolar electrosurgical method for facial resurfacing. Initial reports suggested this therapy to be very safe with a minimal amount of training required. To date there have be no reports of scarring with its use. Scarring of the lower eyelids is reported in a 50-year-old woman who underwent Coblation to improve the skin texture and fine lines of her lower eyelids. It is concluded that Coblation can cause scarring.
authors.affiliation: Christchurch Dermatology Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand. g.bellaney@xtra.co.nz
authors.forename: Grant John
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Bellaney
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology*; D003869:Dermabrasion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology; D005143:Eyelids; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*