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Removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or wire-brushing off some of the outer skin layer
Answer for the clue "Removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or wire-brushing off some of the outer skin layer ", 12 letters:
dermabrasion
Word definitions for dermabrasion in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1954; see derma + abrasion .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Dermabrasion is a type of surgical skin planing, typically performed in a professional medical setting by a dermatologist or plastic surgeon trained specifically in this procedure. Dermabrasion has been practiced for many years (before the advent of lasers) ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A cosmetic medical procedure in which the surface of the epidermis of the skin is removed by abrasion, typically to remove scarring or sun-damaged skin.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or wire-brushing off some of the outer skin layer
Usage examples of dermabrasion.
All I’m saying is, once we finish the dermabrasions you’ll look as good as new.
It was difficult to judge the result of the dermabrasion, since his face was slathered in a glue-colored ointment.
Doing dermabrasion, this one plastic surgeon told me, is about the same as pressing a ripe tomato against a belt sander.
Her face is sinking into her skull in spite of the lipo and the laser touchups, dermabrasion, chemical peel.
I’m not going to ask you to renounce dermabrasion or imported chocolate.
When it's fully healed, if you think it's still too prominent, a good plastic surgeon can use dermabrasion techniques to scour away some of the scar tissue.
He would require extensive dermabrasion to restore the smoothness and tone to his skin, to be as irresistibly kissable as he had been before.