Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in certain tropical and sub-tropical regions, and is sometimes encountered as an imported disease in Norway. The disease is characterized by chronic and painless, but often disfiguring, ulcers that regress after some months to years, leaving atrophic scars. Diagnosis is established by demonstrating amastigote Leishmania bodies by microscopy of Giemsa-stained s...

Kaposi Irgang disease is a rare chronic from of cutaneous lupus. We describe case 28 years who was admitted for atrophic scars on both cheeks. The diagnosis systemic lupus with profound retained based immunological and biopsy results. She treated hydroxychloroquine referred to plastic surgery lopfilling.

BACKGROUND The treatment of acne scars with fractional CO(2) lasers is gaining increasing impact, but has so far not been compared side-by-side to untreated control skin. OBJECTIVE In a randomized controlled study to examine efficacy and adverse effects of fractional CO(2) laser resurfacing for atrophic acne scars compared to no treatment. METHODS Patients (n = 13) with atrophic acne scars ...

Aim: to evaluate the efficiency of post-acne treatment using combination trichloroacetic peeling and a hyaluronic acid implant. Peeling with belongs category medium peels that penetrates epidermis reaches basal membrane - border between dermis. Sometimes papillary layer dermis is also burned out. Fillers are injectable dermal fillers widely used correct cosmetic defects. The prescribed gives go...

BACKGROUND No studies have compared fractional microplasma radio frequency (RF) technology with the carbon dioxide fractional laser system (CO2 FS) in the treatment of atrophic acne scars in the same patient. OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy and safety of fractional microplasma RF with CO2 FS in the treatment of atrophic acne scars. METHODS AND MATERIALS Thirty-three Asian patients receive...

INTRODUCTION Atrophic scars cause significant patient morbidity. Whilst there is evidence to guide treatment, there does not appear to be a systematic review to analyse the efficacy of treatment options. OBJECTIVES To retrieve all evidence relating to atrophic scar treatment and evaluate using the Clinical Evidence GRADE score in order to allow clinicians to make evidence-based treatment choi...