Hello,

I'm almost 26 and have been mostly acne-free for about 8 years, but still have scars. it's so frustrating to still be affected by a problem i had for a couple of years as a teenager. I also finally saved up enough money to get a dermabrasion with Dr. Yarborough of New Orleans, but found out that he doesn't do them anymore because of a permanently discontinued anesthetic. i thought that was a rather cruel fate. Does anyone know of any other good dermatologists that do them? I want to make sure it's done really well.

thanks,
Lauren

Wow, I had no idea that Dr. Y quit doing dermabrasions. I know he was always the go to guy for this procedure. That's too bad, because there really are not a lot of doctors who have experience performing it. I have heard of some people who have had dermabrasion by Dr. Alkek in Dallas. I can't vouch for him personally, but I do know a couple of members who have went to him for dermabrasion and had good results. I was considering going to him myself.

i've had dermabrasion with dr. yarborough about 3 years ago. i'm sure there is a reason other then discontinued anthestia he's not performing them anymore. it kind of doesn't make sense.

i highly suggest you see dr. sam lam in dallas, tx. he's the best. he even might suggest another path to explore.

I believe Dermabrasion was invented in the 60's, and then Regular Co2 came around 96 and that was replaced by Fraxel Re:pair in 2008. Check out these links:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11083571
http://www.zimbio.com/Boston+Medical+Spa/a...+Lumenis+Bridge

None. Don't do dermabrasion.

Dr. Yarborough's website says that the anesthetic also freezes the skin to create a stable surface for the wire brush. I don't know why he couldn't use something else to freeze the skin. maybe it doesn't make sense. Were you satisfied with your dermabrasion with him?

i have very light skin already, so i'm not worried about pigment changes. keloiding would be horrible, though. that's never happened with a chemical peel for me, and i don't get keloids from most wounds. i haven't heard of other risks from dermabrasions.

i like that Alkek has an interest in improving acne and acne scarring because of his own acne problems as a teenager. i read that he had been scarred himself. his website says that they're very aggressive, because that's what his patients deserve. I wish I had someone like him when i was 15-16. my doctor didn't give a damn about acne patients. some of them don't.


thank you for the suggestions. it's still a huge decision because of the cost and risk.

This post has been edited by marinera83: Nov 6 2009, 05:26 AM