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2. Chemical peel - Wikipedia

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   Chemical peel. A chemical peel is a treatment used to improve and smooth the texture of the skin. The skin on the face is most commonly treated, but peels can also be performed on the body. Chemical peels are intended to remove the outermost layers of the skin. To accomplish this task, the chosen peel solution induces a controlled injury to the ...

3. Photorejuvenation - Wikipedia

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   Photorejuvenation. Photorejuvenation is a skin treatment that uses lasers, intense pulsed light, or photodynamic therapy to treat skin conditions and remove effects of photoaging such as wrinkles, spots, and textures. The process induces controlled wounds to the skin. This prompts the skin to heal itself, by creating new cells.

4. Exfoliation (cosmetology) - Wikipedia

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   Exfoliation (cosmetology) Cross-section of all skin layers. In cosmetology, exfoliation is the removal of the surface skin cells and built-up dirt from the skin's surface. The term comes from the Latin word exfoliare ('to strip off leaves'). [1] This is a regular practice within the cosmetic industry, both for its outcome of promoting skin ...

5. Actinic cheilitis - Wikipedia

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   Dermatology. Actinic cheilitis is cheilitis (lip inflammation) caused by long term sunlight exposure. Essentially it is a burn, [2] and a variant of actinic keratosis which occurs on the lip. [5] It is a premalignant condition, [6] as it can develop into squamous cell carcinoma (a type of mouth cancer).

6. Scar - Wikipedia

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   Scar tissue on an arm. Specialty. Dermatology, plastic surgery. A scar (or scar tissue) is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal human skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs, and tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process.

7. Dermabrasion - Wikipedia

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   Dermabrasion. Dermabrasion is a type of surgical skin planing, generally with the goal of removing acne, scarring and other skin or tissue irregularities, 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 ...