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Treatment of Atrophic Acne Scars with Platelet Rich Plasma Gel and Micro-needling

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Background: Following the advancements in the treatment of acne, post-acne scarring is still a widespread problem. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) gel is one formulation with beneficial biological or medicinal qualities that aid in the management of post-acne scarring.  Objective: It was the goal of this work to evaluate the utilization of treatment of post-acne scars with micro-needling and plasma gel. Patients and Methods: Patients with post-acne scars were recruited from the university hospital's dermatology and venereology outpatient clinic. Our study was based on 23 patients (8 males= 34.8%, 15 females= 68.2%) having 3 skin types (II, III, IV); skin type III patients representing 56.2% of total patients, most of these patients have scars for less than 10 years. Dermapen has been done to the face then the PRP gel has been applied combined with micro-needling to the post-acne scars. We performed four sessions of the previous treatment with two weeks intervals then one month's follow-up. Results: The baron, as well as Goodman scale improvement significantly post-treated with Platelet Rich Plasma Gel Combined with micro-needling, where 69.6% of cases become   grade1 post-treatment, drop grade 3 to be (8.7%) post-treatment compared to (47.8%) pre-treatment the difference statistically significant p=0.022. Furthermore, all grade4 fade out post-treatment p=0.008. Conclusion: Dermapen combined with plasma gel is a promising effective therapeutic modality for atrophic acne scars.  

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10.21608/ejhm.2021.209424

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Platelet Rich Plasma Gel, Post Acne Scars

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Enas Tarek

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Shafik

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Amany Abd El-Rahman

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Nassar

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85

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2

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28296

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2021-10-01

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2021-12-15

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2021-10-01

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Treatment of Atrophic Acne Scars with Platelet Rich Plasma Gel and Micro-needling

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22 Jan 2023