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CASE REPORT

Combination Therapy of Fractional Laser and Subcision for Acne Facial Scarring

Atiqah Fatehah Awalludin, Lishalney Madhavan, Aiman Adriana Nor Aminuddin, Isma Syakila Mazlan, Niken Amalia Hapsari

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Volume 4, Issue 1,
March 2024
Page 44

Abstract: Acne vulgaris is a prevalent skin disease that predominantly afflicts adolescent populations. Permanent scarring from acne is an unfortunate complication of acne vulgaris. Atrophic acne scars are more common than hypertrophic or keloid scars and are generally classified as ice pick, boxcar, or rolling scars. Having acne scars can be emotionally and psychologically distressing to patients. In this case report, we presented a case of a 26-year-old lady with Fitzpatrick skin type IV and a combination of scars including rolling scars, box scars and ice pick scars over her face. She was treated with three sessions of treatments with 3-week interval between sessions. The first session was a combination treatment of subcision and Fractional CO2 laser. The next two treatments were single treatments of only Fractional CO2 laser. In this study, we intend to discuss the multimodal treatments for facial scarring.

Keywords: Atrophic acne scar, Subcision, Fractional CO2 laser

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