microdermabrasionn.
/ˌmʌɪkrəʊˌdəːməˈbreɪʒn/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊˌdərməˈbreɪʒ(ə)n/ A cosmetic treatment, usually applied to the face, intended to make the skin appear younger and healthier by spraying with exfoliant crystals to remove dead epidermal cells and encourage rejuvenation in the epidermis and dermis.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > fixation and repair operations > [noun] > repair > cosmetic > on specific parts
labioplasty1896
face-lifting1912
facelift1926
nose job1947
mammoplasty1957
nip and tuck1977
microdermabrasion1993
1993 (Micro)Dermabrasion in sci.med (Usenet newsgroup) 14 Oct. Can anybody tell me about dermabrasion and micro-dermabrasion (epidermabrasion)?
1995 Dermatol. Surg. 21 539 (title) Aluminum Oxide Crystal microdermabrasion. A new technique for treating facial scarring.
1999 N.Y. Times 31 Oct. st.3 You know when you get your teeth cleaned, they feel so sandblasted they'll never be that clean again?.. Microdermabrasion is the same thing for your face.
2002 Observer 27 Oct. (Mag.) 42/1 Here you can have everything from lasers, Botox and collagen, to peels and microdermabrasion, and the more mundane facials and electrolysis.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1993- to walk a turn
- to walk about
- to walk afoot
- to walk all over
- to walk all over a person
- to walk and chew gum at the same time
- to walk antipodes to
- to walk around
- to walk at rovers
- to walk away
- to walk away from
- to walk away with
- to walk before one can run
- to walk chesty
- to walk down
- to walk down the aisle
- to walk etc on one's uppers
- to walk free
- to walk guard
- to walk home
- to walk hots
- to walk in
- to walk in a net
- to walk in a person's footsteps
- to walk in a person's steps