Dermal-epidermal Separation, Part III: Heat and Mechanical Methods

Jul 3rd, 2017

Ying Zou, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, and University of California, San Francisco and Howard I. Maibach, M.D., University of California, San Francisco

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This column concludes a three-part series on techniques for epidermal-dermal separation (see Figure 1). It focuses on heat and mechanical techniques and describes the advantages and disadvantages of each. Previous installments reviewed enzyme digestion options and the use of acid, alkalis and natural salts.

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