Acne vulgaris is a ubiquitous problem affecting 80 percent of people ages 11 to 30 years,
with many patients experiencing some degree of scarring. This review focuses on atrophic …

BACKGROUND An unfortunate consequence of acne vulgaris is residual scarring that can
negatively affect a patient's quality of life. OBJECTIVE Jacob and colleagues have …

This review investigates the effectiveness of ablative and nonablative fractional
photothermolysis (FP) lasers for treating facial acne scars. Twenty‐six studies (13 ablative …

The role of light-based technologies in dermatology has expanded dramatically in recent
years. Lasers and intense pulsed light have been used to safely and effectively treat a …

Background Acne scarring is a frequent complication of acne and resulting scars may
negatively impact on an affected person's psychosocial and physical well‐being. Although a …

Background The treatment of acne scars with fractional CO2 lasers is gaining increasing
impact, but has so far not been compared side‐by‐side to untreated control skin. Objective …

Ablative fractional carbon dioxide laser resurfacing is a well-established treatment for acne
scars. However, there are limited consensus and guidelines regarding the procedure, such …

Background Platelet‐rich plasma (PRP) which contains large amounts of growth factors has
been tried to enhance therapeutic efficacy of laser treatment for acne scar with unknown …

This review examines the efficacy and safety of fractional CO2 lasers for the treatment of
atrophic scarring secondary to acne vulgaris. We reviewed 20 papers published between …

Objective This study was performed to analyze the efficacy, adverse reactions of fractional
CO2 laser for atrophic acne scars, and related clinical factors. Methods: The clinical data of …