An ultrastructural comparison of mechanical dermabrasion and carbon dioxide laser resurfacing in the minipig model

Jeffrey P. Campbell, Margaret H. Terhune, Steven D. Shotts, Raleigh O. Jones

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Abstract

Objective: To compare the histological and ultrastructural changes in skin collagen with mechanical dermabrasion and pulsed carbon dioxide laser resurfacing in the minipig model. Setting: Academic medical center. Subjects: Yucatan minipig animal skin model. Main Outcome Measures: Comparison of light microscopic and ultrastructural (electron microscopic) changes in the skin following the 2 resurfacing modalities. Results: No significant difference in collagen histological characteristics or ultrastructure was detected between the 2 comparison groups. Conclusions: When mechanical dermabrasion or pulsed carbon dioxide laser resurfacing is used with similar-depth injury to the dermis in this model, the histological changes seen via light microscopy and ultrastructural changes seen via electron microscopy are similar between the 2 treatment modalities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)758-760
Number of pages3
JournalArchives of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
Volume124
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1998

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Otorhinolaryngology

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