dermabrase

present singular third person dermabrases · participle present dermabrasing · participle past dermabrased · past dermabrased

1. dermatologyTo perform dermabrasion.

   Also prevalanet are actinic karatoses, small, scaly, whitish patches. Do not dermabrase any suspect areas.

   1982, Irma Shorell, Julie Davis, A Lifetime of Skin Beauty: The Irma Shorell Program, page 92

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   Cosmeticians abroad are known as aestheticians. They understand the superficialities of dermatology. They know how to work an unbelievable variety of little machines that peel, exfoliate, dermabrase, and claim to dewrinkle and smooth facial skin

   1976, Clara Pierre -, Looking Good: The Liberation of Fashion, page 106

   When your face is full of wrinkles — and a million little puckers He'll flatten out those lines-and dermabrase those little suckers!

   2003, Maureen Dunn O'Keefe, A Rhyme for All Reasons, page 47

plural dermabrases

1. A substance that exfoliates through abrasion.

   The bone-powder acts as a natural dermabrase, wearing away epithelial cells and helping in ironing out lines.

   1975, Eve's Weekly - Volume 29, page 42