ABSTRACT
Introdução: A melhor opção para tratamento das cicatrizes de acne distensíveis é o preenchimento, porém muitas dessas lesões não são adequadamente visualizadas na iluminação tradicional. Objetivo: Investigar se o foco de luz de LED favorece a realização da técnica de preenchimento com ácido hialurônico em cicatrizes de acne. Métodos: Doze pacientes foram tratados com e sem foco diagonal e posterior de luz de LED. Os próprios pacientes e dois médicos atribuíram percentual de melhora. As medianas dos percentuais de melhora atribuídos pelos pacientes foram 60% (sem LED) e 70% (com LED). Resultados: Medianas dos percentuais atribuídos pelos médicos foram 55%/65% (sem LED) e 70%/72,5% (com LED). Conclusão: o uso do foco de luz LED em posição diagonal e posterior otimiza os resultados e os índices de satisfação dos pacientes.
Introduction: The best option for treating distensible acne scars is cutaneous filling, however many such lesions cannot be seen properly under traditional lighting. Objective: To investigate whether an LED light spot helps in the technique of filling acne scars with hyaluronic acid. Methods: Twelve patients were treated with and without the diagonal and posterior focus of LED lighting. The patients themselves and two physicians deemed that the treatment has provided improvement. The median percentage of improvement attributed by the patients was 60% (without LED lighting) and 70% (with LED lighting). Results: The average median percentage of improvement attributed by the physicians was 55.0% / 65.0% (without LED lighting) and 70.0% / 72.5% (with LED lighting). Conclusion: The use of diagonal and posterior LED light spots enhances outcomes and patient satisfaction rates.