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Background:Acne effects 80–90% of teenage population all aroundthe world.Resulting scars can lead tofacial disfigurement and psychological issues in affected population.To counter this problem many treatment options have been tried including resurfacing lasers,dermabrasion, peeling,fillers,platelet rich plasma therapy etc.All have shown variable results.Among these modalities, micro needling is showingpromising results in treatment of acne scarsdue to collagen induction.This study was conducted to assess efficacy and safety of micro-needling on acne scars.Methods:In this cross-sectional study a total of 50patients (female 35,male 15) underwenttreatmentforpost acne scarring,4 sessionsof micro-needlingwere doneunder local anaesthesia3weeks apart over the span of 2 months.Initialand follow up qualitative assessment was done.Photographs were taken of each patient on their subsequent visit,they wereanalysedand compared for final results.Gradingwas done by using Goodman Baron scale.Results:70% (35) were females and 30% (15) were males with mean age of 27.31±4.41 ranging from 19–35 years. After the treatment of scars, 73% (08) of Grade 4 scars have showed improvement by 2 grades, remaining 27% (03) showed improvement to Grade 3.In 20 patients with Grade 3 scars, 30% (06) showed improvement by 1 grade. Remaining 70% (14) improved by 2 grades. All patients with Grade 2 scar downgraded to grade 1 after treatment. Chi-square test was used to assess pre-treatmentand post treatment gradingimprovement among subjects and was statistically significant. (X2=30.010 p=000).Conclusion: Micro needling is an effective tool foraesthetic improvement of post acne scarring
Farrukh Aslam Khalid,, ania Ahmad, Muhammad Younas Mehrose, , Muhammd Saleem,, Muhammad Amin Yousaf, Abdul Malik Mujahid, Saif ur Rehman, Moazzam Nazeer Tarar. (2019) EFFICACY OF MICRO-NEEDLING ON POST ACNE SCARS, JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE ABBOTTABAD, Volume 31, Issue 3.
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