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Chapter-24 Skin Resurfacing and Chemical Peels

BOOK TITLE: Sataloff's Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery (Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) - Volume 3

Author
1. Truswell IV William H
2. Fox Albert J
ISBN
9789351524595
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12699_25
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2016
Pages
20
Author Affiliations
1. Northampton, Massachusetts, USA, Charleston, South Carolina, USA; University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
2. Albert Fox Facial Plastic Surgery Center, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA
Chapter keywords
skin resurfacing, chemical peels, pigment irregularities, stratum corneum, hyperpigmentation, Expressive lines, facial expression, sun damage, weathered face, Deep chemical peeling, Baker-Gordon peel, croton oil, Septisol, Dermabrasion, postsurgical wounds, facial rhytides, photoaging, rhinophyma

Abstract

This chapter discusses skin resurfacing and chemical peels, where pigment irregularities are seen as the stratum corneum thickens and photoaging progresses. Areas of hyperpigmentation can appear as a result of sun exposure and hormonal changes. Expressive lines are a product of the individual’s cultural and inherited mode of facial expression of emotions. Men and women have searched, experimented, and searched again for the one potion to apply or the one procedure to perform that will remove sun damage, erase wrinkles, and restore the glow of youth to the aging and weathered face. Deep chemical peeling was formalized and generally codified by the development of the Baker-Gordon peel solution based on a combination of phenol, croton oil, Septisol, and water by the doctors of the same names. Dermabrasion is an effective resurfacing modality to treat facial scarring from acne, trauma, or postsurgical wounds, as well as for the treatment of facial rhytides, photoaging, and rhinophyma.

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