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Comparison of Fractional Erbium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet and Carbon Dioxide Lasers in Resurfacing of Atrophic Acne Scars in Asians
- Source :
- Dermatologic Surgery. 39:111-120
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2013.
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Abstract
- Background The efficacy of fractional erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Er:YAG) and carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers are well substantiated. Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of these two laser systems for treatment of atrophic scars in dark-skinned patients. Materials and Methods Twenty-four subjects with acne scars were randomly treated with a fractional Er:YAG laser on one side and a fractional CO2 laser on the other side. All subjects received two treatments with a 2-month interval. Objective and subjective assessments were obtained at baseline and 1, 3, and 6 months after the final treatment. Results At the 6 month follow up, 55% and 65% of Er: YAG and CO2 laser sites, respectively, were graded as having more than 50% improvement of scars. Improvement progressed significantly from 1- to 6-month follow-up (p
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
chemistry.chemical_element
Scars
Lasers, Solid-State
Dermatology
Statistics, Nonparametric
law.invention
Erbium
Cicatrix
Young Adult
Asian People
Hyperpigmentation
law
Abdomen
Acne Vulgaris
medicine
Humans
Single-Blind Method
Acne scars
Co2 laser
business.industry
Cerebral Palsy
Significant difference
Atrophic scars
General Medicine
Yttrium
Middle Aged
Laser
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
chemistry
Erythema
Face
Multivariate Analysis
Lasers, Gas
Microcephaly
Female
Atrophy
medicine.symptom
Nuclear medicine
business
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10760512
- Volume :
- 39
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Dermatologic Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3cbb44be20fd97ed936c614c934d7faa