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Descriptor English: Dermabrasion
Descriptor Spanish: Dermabrasión
Descriptor dermabrasión
Entry term(s) dermoabrasión
Scope note: Cepillado mecánico de la PIEL con papel de lija, papel esmerilado o cepillos de alambre para facilitar la reepitelización y alisamiento de la piel desfigurada por las escaras de ACNÉ o NEVOS dérmicos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Dermabrasão
Descriptor French: Dermabrasion
Entry term(s): Dermabrasions
Tree number(s): E02.218.210
E04.617.275.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003869
Scope note: The mechanical planing of the SKIN with sand paper, emery paper, or wire brushes, to promote reepithelialization and smoothing of skin disfigured by ACNE scars or dermal NEVI.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
DeCS ID: 3889
Unique ID: D003869
NLM Classification: WO 600
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Dermabrasion - Preferred
Concept UI M0006043
Scope note The mechanical planing of the SKIN with sand paper, emery paper, or wire brushes, to promote reepithelialization and smoothing of skin disfigured by ACNE scars or dermal NEVI.
Preferred term Dermabrasion
Entry term(s) Dermabrasions



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