dermabrasion

Definition / meaning of dermabrasion

A type of surgery used to make the skin smooth and to improve the way deep scars, pits, and wrinkles look. After numbing the skin, a doctor removes the top layer of skin using sandpaper or a brush or burr (small file) that spins at a high speed.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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