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ID Design 2012/DOOEL Skopje

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences.

http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2016.004
eISSN: 1857-9655

Clinical Science

 

 

Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser in Treatment of Acne Scars


 

Andrej Petrov*, Vesna Pljakovska

Acibadem Sistina Clinical Hospital, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

 

Abstract

 

 

BACKGROUND: Scars appear as a result of skin damage during the process of the skin healing. There are two types of acne scars, depending on whether there is a loss or accumulation of collagen: atrophic and hypertrophic. In 80-90% it comes to scars with loss of collagen compared to smaller number of hypertrophic scars and keloids.

AIM: The aim of the study was to determine efficiency and safety of fractional carbon dioxide laser in the treatment of acne scars.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was carried out in Acibadem Sistina Clinical Hospital, Skopje at the Department of Dermatovenerology, with a total of 40 patients treated with fractional carbon dioxide laser (Lutronic eCO2). The study included patients with residual acne scars of a different type.

RESULTS: Comedogenic and papular acne in our material were proportionately presented in 50% of cases, while the other half were the more severe clinical forms of acne - pustular inflammatory acne and nodulocystic acne that leave residual lesions in the form of second, third and fourth grade of scars.

CONCLUSION: The experiences of our work confirm the world experiences that the best result with this method is achieved in dotted ice pick or V-shaped acne scars.

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Citation: Petrov A, Pljakovska V. Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser in Treatment of Acne Scars. OA Maced J Med Sci. http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2016.004
Key words: Acne scars; aesthetic dermatology; carbon dioxide laser systems; subjective evaluation of adverse effects by the therapy; scale of satisfaction by the treatment.
*Correspondence: Dr. Andrej Petrov. Acibadem Sistina Clinical Hospital, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. E-Mail: andrej.petrov@acibademsistina.mk
Received: 15-Nov-2015; Revised: 16-Dec-2015; Accepted: 19-Dec-2015; Online first: 21-Dec-2015
Copyright: © 2016 Andrej Petrov, Vesna Pljakovska. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
 

 

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