title: Classifying, diagnosing, and treating the complications of resurfacing the facial skin.
abstract: Resurfacing describes a broad range of treatments meant to address visible signs of aging within the skin. This can be achieved by inducing damage in the epidermis, reticular dermis, or even into the papillary dermis. The body's ability to repair that damage is responsible for the result. Complications for a patient can be broadly categorized as infectious,cicatricial, pigmentary, inflammatory (prolonged erythema, contact dermatitis), and systemic. Each of these complications is examined with attention to diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Psabini@aol.com
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sabini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003869:Dermabrasion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000502:physiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods