Dermabrasion - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Dermabrasion;

NCIt related terms : Dermabrasion/Dermaplaning;

NCIt definition : A dermatologic procedure that uses a physical implement, often a wire brush or a motorized, diamond-coated wheel, to scrape and remove the outer epidermal layers in an effort to smooth and improve the texture of the skin.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A type of surgery used to make the skin smooth and to improve the way deep scars, pits, and wrinkles look. After numbing the skin, a doctor removes the top layer of skin using sandpaper or a brush or burr (small file) that spins at a high speed.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000642132;

Details

Origin ID

C93346;

UMLS CUI

C0011593;

Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Dermabrasion [ICD-9 code]
- Dermabrasion [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Dermabrasion (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Skin abrasion [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- dermabrasion [MeSH concept]
- dermabrasion [MeSH Descriptor]
- dermabrasion, nos [SNOMED Notion]
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- CPTAC Codelists Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Treatments Codelist [NCIt concept]

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