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Povidone iodine is non-toxic so if your dog licks it you have nothing to worry about. When used as suggested here, skin staining is minimal (if at all) and will fade away naturally. Itâs non-irritating and almost odorless the way we recommend using it.
The practitioner performing this procedure should be wearing surgical gloves throughout the entire process. Povidone iodine is a solution that is widely used to prevent skin infection. With it's brown-yellow color, the povidone iodine can also serve as a guide, so that after an area has been dermaplaned, the practitioner will know to move on to the next area of the skin.