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dermabrasion

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dermabrasion [¦dər·mə¦brā·zhən]
(medicine)
The surgical removal of scarred or tatooed skin by mechanical means such as rotating wire brushes or sandpaper.


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If that doesn't work, we try dermabrasion, in which we use a high-speed sander to remove the dead tissue.
The patient was allowed to heal for 6 weeks, and then a left cheek dermabrasion was performed (figure 3, B).
One good kiss from the right guy still makes you more radiant than a year of dermabrasion," observes Jess's best friend Lucy (in a voice that could easily belong to the teenage Blair or Anna).
 
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