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A Comprehensive Review of Nonenergy-based Treatments for Atrophic Acne Scarring

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eMediNexus Editorial    15 July 2022

Scarring comes as a menacing product of acne vulgaris. Specifically, atrophic acne scarring is seen mostly among young adults, and if left untreated can cause physical and psychological effects that can persist for a lifetime. 

Various nonenergy-based approaches for treating atrophic acne scarring and the recent advancements in the last 5 to 10 years have been explained in a recent study. 

A PubMed search for various acne scar treatments such as chemical peels, dermabrasion, microdermabrasion, subcision, microneedling, punch techniques, dermal fillers and thread lifting was initially carried out, which revealed that no panacean solution to treating atrophic acne scars exists. This clarified the recent craze toward designing unique combinatorial treatments. Furthermore, it is difficult to achieve a fair comparison of each treatment approach due to the varying sample sizes, the strength of evidence, treatment execution, etc. of the study there is yet a level of agreement on the well-suited treatments for specific scar types.

Source: Tam C, Khong J, Tam K, et al. A comprehensive review of non-energy-based treatments for atrophic acne scarring. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2022;15:455-69. 

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