MICRO NEEDLING VERSUS CARBON DIOXIDE FRACTIONAL LASER IN MANAGEMENT OF ACNE SCARS
Objective: To compare the effectiveness of carbon dioxide fractional laser with micro needling in acne scarring. Study Design: Quasi experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Dermatology, Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Jun 2019 to Mar 2020. Methodology:...
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| author | Shanza Obaid Nadia Iftikhar Asher Mashhood Ayesha khokhar Zarnab Zainab Kanza Aftab |
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| description | Objective: To compare the effectiveness of carbon dioxide fractional laser with micro needling in acne scarring.
Study Design: Quasi experimental study.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Dermatology, Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Jun 2019 to Mar 2020.
Methodology: Overall 40 patients with acne scars assessed by consultant dermatologist were made part of study. The patients were divided into two treatment groups through lottery method. Group A, was managed by micro needling technique, while Group B was managed by carbon dioxide fractional laser, each to be done monthly for a total of three sessions. The response was measured by the dermatologist and patients in both the groups. The side effects were also compared in both the groups.
Results: Out of 40 patients with acne scars included in study, 17 (42.5%) underwent micro-needling while 23 (57.5%) underwent carbon dioxide fractional laser treatment after randomization. Thirty (75%) patients were female while 10 (25%) were male. The patients with acne scars responded better in carbon dioxide fractional laser group as compared to micro needling in opinion of dermatologists (p-value=0.01) and also patients themselves (p-value=0.03). Side effects were significantly higher in carbon dioxide fractional laser group as compared to micro needling (p-value=0.02).
Conclusion: Significant number of patients respond well to carbon dioxide fractional laser treatment and the response included both expert opinion and patients own opinion, but adverse effects were seen more in same group. Therefore, better response but at the cost of more adverse effects was noted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c3da0d608d642ec949bfddb4dbc8bf52022-12-22T04:12:20ZengArmy Medical College RawalpindiPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal0030-96482411-88422021-12-0171620952098MICRO NEEDLING VERSUS CARBON DIOXIDE FRACTIONAL LASER IN MANAGEMENT OF ACNE SCARSShanza Obaid0Nadia Iftikhar1Asher Mashhood2Ayesha khokhar3Zarnab Zainab4Kanza Aftab5Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) PakistanPak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) PakistanCombined Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi PakistanPak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) PakistanPak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) PakistanPak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) PakistanObjective: To compare the effectiveness of carbon dioxide fractional laser with micro needling in acne scarring. Study Design: Quasi experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Dermatology, Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Jun 2019 to Mar 2020. Methodology: Overall 40 patients with acne scars assessed by consultant dermatologist were made part of study. The patients were divided into two treatment groups through lottery method. Group A, was managed by micro needling technique, while Group B was managed by carbon dioxide fractional laser, each to be done monthly for a total of three sessions. The response was measured by the dermatologist and patients in both the groups. The side effects were also compared in both the groups. Results: Out of 40 patients with acne scars included in study, 17 (42.5%) underwent micro-needling while 23 (57.5%) underwent carbon dioxide fractional laser treatment after randomization. Thirty (75%) patients were female while 10 (25%) were male. The patients with acne scars responded better in carbon dioxide fractional laser group as compared to micro needling in opinion of dermatologists (p-value=0.01) and also patients themselves (p-value=0.03). Side effects were significantly higher in carbon dioxide fractional laser group as compared to micro needling (p-value=0.02). Conclusion: Significant number of patients respond well to carbon dioxide fractional laser treatment and the response included both expert opinion and patients own opinion, but adverse effects were seen more in same group. Therefore, better response but at the cost of more adverse effects was noted.https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5444/3740acne vulgariscarbon dioxidelaser |
| spellingShingle | Shanza Obaid Nadia Iftikhar Asher Mashhood Ayesha khokhar Zarnab Zainab Kanza Aftab MICRO NEEDLING VERSUS CARBON DIOXIDE FRACTIONAL LASER IN MANAGEMENT OF ACNE SCARS Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal acne vulgaris carbon dioxide laser |
| title | MICRO NEEDLING VERSUS CARBON DIOXIDE FRACTIONAL LASER IN MANAGEMENT OF ACNE SCARS |
| title_full | MICRO NEEDLING VERSUS CARBON DIOXIDE FRACTIONAL LASER IN MANAGEMENT OF ACNE SCARS |
| title_fullStr | MICRO NEEDLING VERSUS CARBON DIOXIDE FRACTIONAL LASER IN MANAGEMENT OF ACNE SCARS |
| title_full_unstemmed | MICRO NEEDLING VERSUS CARBON DIOXIDE FRACTIONAL LASER IN MANAGEMENT OF ACNE SCARS |
| title_short | MICRO NEEDLING VERSUS CARBON DIOXIDE FRACTIONAL LASER IN MANAGEMENT OF ACNE SCARS |
| title_sort | micro needling versus carbon dioxide fractional laser in management of acne scars |
| topic | acne vulgaris carbon dioxide laser |
| url | https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5444/3740 |
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