THE ROLE OF DERMABRASION AND CHEMICAL PEELS IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH XERODERMA-PIGMENTOSUM

Authors
NELSON BR FADER DJ GILLARD M BAKER SR JOHNSON TM
Citation
Br. Nelson et al., THE ROLE OF DERMABRASION AND CHEMICAL PEELS IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH XERODERMA-PIGMENTOSUM, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 32(4), 1995, pp. 623-626
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01909622
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
623 - 626
Database
ISI
SICI code
0190-9622(1995)32:4<623:TRODAC>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We describe our experience with two patients with xeroderma pigmentosu m who underwent periodic trichloroacetic acid chemical peels. One also received a full-face dermabrasion. The effect of chemical peeling was more transient than dermabrasion but was associated with less morbidi ty. Both chemical peeling and dermabrasion provided a prophylactic eff ect against the development of skin malignancies; the latter had a mor e pronounced effect.