Planing for precancerous skin. A ten-year evaluation.

A 10-year follow-up of 10 patients with precancerous cutaneous alterations that could be expected to recur (actinic keratoses, radiodermatitis, leukoplakia) revealed that dermabrasion gave excellent results in four cases and at least some benefit in four others. While planing is not a panacea for the premalignant skin, this study suggests that it is of prophylactic value in the control of this condition in a reasonable proportion of cases.