Predictors of acne scar development, methods of prevention and treatment
- Authors: Talybova A.M1, Stenko A.G2, Kruglova L.S1
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Affiliations:
- Central State Medical Academy of Department for Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation
- Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology
- Issue: Vol 27, No 8 (2020)
- Pages: 83-88
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/2073-4034/article/view/312769
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18565/pharmateca.2020.8.83-88
- ID: 312769
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Abstract
Acne scars develop in 30-40% of patients and require active therapy, as they significantly reduce the quality of life of patients, affect self-esteem and social adaptation. The mechanism of the occurrence of acne scars is caused by a deep inflammatory process (or mechanical damage, as, for example, with excoriated acne), when destructive and then reparative changes in the dermal layers occur in response to inflammation, the outcome of which can be both atrophic scars and hypertrophic ones (less frequently keloid), which is determined by the reactivity of the dermal matrix. Despite the availability of effective drugs for the treatment of acne, their effectiveness in relation to the prevention of the formation of acne scars has not been fully studied. When choosing a method of therapy in patients with formed scars and an ongoing inflammatory process, preference should be given to those methods that contribute to the relief of inflammation and at the same time allow to act on cicatricial deformities. For the correction of scars, the following methods are used: fractional needle RF therapy, laser fractional ablative technologies (hot modes ER:YAG, CO2 lasers 2940,10 600), laser fractional nonablative technologies (1540 nm, 1470, 1440, 1330, 2940 nm), Nd:YAG 1064 nm, ILP.
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About the authors
A. M Talybova
Central State Medical Academy of Department for Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation
A. G Stenko
Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology
L. S Kruglova
Central State Medical Academy of Department for Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation
Email: kruglovals@mail.ru
Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of the Department of Dermatovenerology and Cosmetology
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