MICRODERMABRASION

Course overview

MICRODERMABRASION (MDA) IS A MINIMALLY INVASIVE EPIDERMAL RESURFACING PROCEDURE USED TO TREAT UNEVEN SKIN TONE/TEXTURE, PHOTOAGING, STRIAE, MELASMA, AND SCARS, INCLUDING ACNE SCARS. IT IS WIDELY AVAILABLE AND ONE OF THE MOST COMMON NONSURGICAL COSMETIC PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE TECHNIQUE USED TO PERFORM MICRODERMABRASION, ITS INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND COMPLICATIONS.