Platelet-rich plasma versus CROSS technique with 100% trichloroacetic acid versus combined skin needling and platelet rich plasma in the treatment of atrophic acne scars: A comparative study

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 864-873

  Nofal, Eman ^a   Helmy, Afaf ^a   Nofal, Ahmad ^a   Alakad, Rania ^a   Nasr, Mohammad ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC ACNE SCAR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NEEDLING; SKIN PAIN; SKIN SCAR; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ATROPHY; CICATRIX; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MALE; NEEDLES; PAIN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905217903     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dsu.0000000000000091     Document Type: Article

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