System to remove outer portions of skin by abrading the skin using brushes and suction to remove detritus

摘要

A dermabrasion apparatus (10) for abrading skin is disclosed. The apparatus has a replaceable skin abrading head (18) to enable different brush configurations. The outer head portion has a rim (22) that is placed in contact with the skin along with the bristles of the brush. A vacuum in the head to brings the skin into engagement with the rim and bristles and then transports the removed skin portions away. The rim (22) concentrates the air flow from outside the head. Passageways defined by the circularly arranged bristles assist the removed skin to the central vacuum opening of the head.