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Microneedling for the Treatment of Scars: An Update for Clinicians
- Source :
- Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background Microneedling (MN) is used for the treatment of scars, amongst other indications. Although used in Asia and the Middle East for decades, related to the supposed lack of post-procedure pigmentary alterations even in darker skin types, MN only recently gained attention in the United States as an effective, well-tolerated aesthetic treatment. Materials and methods A systematic review of the Medline database was completed using search terms "microneedle" or "microneedling" or "micro needle" or "micro needling" and "scar". Included articles were written in English and discussed the use of MN for the treatment of scars in human subjects. Results Fifty-eight studies were included for review, with a total of 1845 patients treated for acne scarring, hypertrophic or keloid scars, and those resulting from surgery, trauma, varicella or smallpox. MN and its counterpart fractional radiofrequency MN (FRF-MN) were used as monotherapy or in combination with topical, surgical or systemic modalities. MN and FRF-MN treatment resulted in clinical improvement of scar appearance from baseline. No serious adverse events occurred. Conclusion MN is a well-tolerated, minimally invasive procedure that can be used for the treatment of scars with a high level of patient satisfaction. Further clinical studies are needed to develop standardized treatment protocols.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Dry needling
peel
business.industry
platelet-rich plasma
Scars
Review
Dermatology
scar
laser
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Patient satisfaction
Search terms
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Medicine
medicine.symptom
Micro-needle
business
Adverse effect
Medline database
microneedling
Minimally invasive procedures
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Details
- ISSN :
- 11787015
- Volume :
- 13
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f8528a3cec694599e492db2b62fb53fb