The Consideration of Dermoscopic Findings during Atrophic Acne Scar Treatment: a Pilot Study / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
; : 23-29, 2015.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-9535
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Dermoscopy has been suggested as a useful tool for diagnosing various skin diseases. Recently, the possibility of using dermoscopy to predict the response to treatment has emerged.OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to determine whether dermoscopic findings corresponded to clinical acne scar types. This study also aimed to discover which dermoscopic findings predict the response to acne scar treatment.METHODS:
The dermoscopic findings of 39 participants undergoing atrophic acne scar treatment with fractional photothermolysis were evaluated. Patients were divided into two groups according to the duration of acne scar persistence.RESULTS:
Patients with a relatively short duration of acne scar persistence usually achieved better treatment outcomes. Dermoscopic findings showed no obvious differences according to clinical acne scar type. But high hair follicle density can be considered a predictive factor of treatment effects.CONCLUSION:
Our study indicated that acne scar improvements can be predicted by dermoscopically observing hair follicle density.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Skin Diseases
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Pilot Projects
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Cicatrix
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Acne Vulgaris
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Hair Follicle
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Dermoscopy
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article