Do combined alternating sessions of 1540 nm nonablative fractional laser and percutaneous collagen induction with trichloroacetic acid 20% show better results than each individual modality in the treatment of atrophic acne scars? A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 137-141

  Leheta, Tahra M ^a   Abdel Hay, Rania M ^a   Hegazy, Rehab A ^a   El Garem, Yehia F ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acne scars; Fractional laser; Percutaneous collagen induction

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC ACNE SCAR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LASER; MALE; PAIN; PERCUTANEOUS COLLAGEN INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; CICATRIX; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890424372     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546634.2012.698249     Document Type: Article

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