BACKGROUND Acne scar correction remains a challenge to the dermatologic surgeon. With nonablative laser resurfacing, this correction is imputed to dermal collagen remodeling and acne scar reorganization. Although atrophic acne scars tend to respond to laser treatment, the deeper ice pick and boxcar scars tend to be laser resistant. OBJECTIVE To investigate the treatment of atrophic and a mixe...

BACKGROUND Hyaluronic acid filler has been documented in the treatment of atrophic depressed acne scars relatively frequently in the literature but rarely in chronic depressed traumatic atrophic facial scars. METHODS This case report discusses the use of hyaluronic acid fillers in the correction of a post-traumatic facial atrophic scar on the right cheek. RESULTS The right cheek scar was su...

Acne is a common disorder with a high prevalence among adolescents. Acne can cause atrophic scars that are a very unpleasant marker and it may have a negative psychological impact on social life and relationships. The distress generated by acne scars is sometimes very strong among adolescents. General dermatologists have, often, the key role to evaluate atrophic scars and to suggest different t...

BACKGROUND Atrophic scars can be revised with surgical methods and more recently with newer ablative and nonablative laser techniques. Nonablative laser technology offers the advantage of improving the appearance of atrophic scars without the risks associated with traditional surgery or ablative lasers. METHODS A case of a large linear atrophic dog-bite scar on the chin of greater than 2-year...

DisCussion Two recent reports by the US Department of Health and Human Services indicate recent trends in heroin use. The 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse found that heroin incidence rates rose during the 1990s. There were 146,000 new heroin users in 2000 (1). Data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) report estimated that heroin was involved in 162,137 emergency department vi...

Ablative laser resurfacing is an effective treatment for atrophic acne scars. However, it often induces complications such as edema, prolonged erythema, scarring and hyperpigmentation. Therefore, a new concept of laser treatment called fractional photothermolysis has been designed to create microscopic thermal wounds to achieve skin rejuvenation treatment of atrophic acne scars. This study was ...

BACKGROUND Patients with atrophic scars commonly seek treatment for their removal but are often concerned about the prolonged recovery, short-lived results, and/or ineffectiveness of available therapies. A novel treatment using a 1,550-nm erbium-doped fiber laser to induce fractional photothermolysis of treated skin has been used to resurface photodamaged skin but has not been studied previousl...

BACKGROUND The recent development of high-energy pulsed CO2 lasers that minimize thermal injury to uninvolved adjacent structures has revolutionized the manner in which atrophic facial scars are recontoured. Significant improvement of atrophic scars with laser resurfacing has clearly been demonstrated; however, the exact timing for assessment of skin for further treatment has varied due to the ...