Question:
Is dermaplaning different from dermabrasion?
Answer:
Yes. Dermaplaning is typically when an esthetician will use a scalpel to gently scrape the upper layers of the skin. This has minimal downtime and minimal redness and typically several treatments are used. Dermabrasion is much more aggressive and is typically a surgical procedure performed under anesthesia. However, micro-dermabrasion is not truly dermabrasion but uses a suction device with crystals to help remove the top layers of skin. Both dermaplaning and micro-dermabrasion are typically done by estheticians whereas plastic surgeons are more likely to do dermabrasion.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.