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Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:18 pm  |
http://www.janssenbeauty.com/us/skincare.html
Can someone tell me the validity of this report since it refers to author codes?
I am particullary interested in this section:
There is another little-publicized, but significant risk with medium resurfacing. Doctors have discovered that medium resurfacing does not work well on a significant fraction of the population and can make their skin appearance much worse. Even if penetration is not excessive, in some people, particularly those with large pores and a lot of skin oil, the epidermis may not regenerate well, resulting in a much worse surface texture than before the procedure. This is due to variations in the way new epidermal cells grow outward from the pores and sweat gland openings. Also, the basal or bottom layer of the epidermis, which forms new skin cells, may not return to it's normal pre-operative state. Even though wrinkles may be reduced, up close the resulting epidermis may be thin and have an uneven, orange-peel appearance. The pore openings may appear larger than before with tiny fissures around them, particularly in the center of the face. Loss of pigment can also make large pores appear more prominent. If you have any healed abrasions or chemical and thermal burns, you may see a similar difference in texture compared to your normal skin. Long-term use of tretinoin may help this problem somewhat, but the skin texture may never look smooth up close. These serious risks of poor skin texture and enlarged pores are mentioned in some patient consent forms and journal articles on resurfacing, but are usually not covered in consumer information. See for example, "The Prevention and Management of Postdermabrasion Complications, "Journal of Dermatological Surgery and Oncology, 17(5), 431-437, 1991 May (abstract available on Medline). Even though this is a major problem, inexplicably, some medical textbooks on resurfacing don't discuss this risk, and many medical websites that cover resurfacing also say nothing about it. If you have large pores and a noticeable amount of skin oil or any acne, you should probably not have medium resurfacing for photoaging. Instead, you should use the topical treatments mentioned previously or nonablative treatments (see below). Don't risk scarring your face. |
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Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:45 am |
I can't help you validate the report - but the information in it seems sound.
However, if you're looking to have some sort of resurfacing treatment done I think you have to look at what is available today. The report was written in 2004 - laser technology has moved on since then. The modern day fractional lasers are supposed to be safer because they don't ablate the entire surface of the skin - they leave small areas of the skin in tact which speeds up healing time.
Do some research - there are so many different kinds of lasers that it can become very confusing. |
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