Scarring of the eyelids from Coblation treatment.

Author: Bellaney GJ

Author affiliation: Christchurch Dermatology Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand. g.bellaney@xtra.co.nz

Publication date & source: 2004.08, Australas J Dermatol., 45(3):170-1.

Publication type: Case Reports

Coblation therapy has been recently proposed as a new bipolar electrosurgical method for facial resurfacing. Initial reports suggested this therapy to be very safe with a minimal amount of training required. To date there have be no reports of scarring with its use. Scarring of the lower eyelids is reported in a 50-year-old woman who underwent Coblation to improve the skin texture and fine lines of her lower eyelids. It is concluded that Coblation can cause scarring.

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