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Acne scar revision Flashcards

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Ice pick scars are less than 2mm in diameter

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Boxcar scars extend 1mm into dermis

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0.1–0.5 mm

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The 3 methods for treating acne scars are to
Alter the colour
Induce or reduce collagen
Fill the scar

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Rolling scars may be >5mm in diameter

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Icepick scars do not extend into subcutaneous layer

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can do

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Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) can respond to bleaching agents, light chemical peels, pigment lasers, light sources and fractionated lasers

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Hyperpigmentation is more difficult to treat than hypopigmentation

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Hypopigmentation is most difficult

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Erythematous scars may improve with time

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also skincare and vascular laser or IPL

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altering the colour is the most common approach to acne scar teratment

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altering the collagen is

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medium and deep chemical peels stimulate collagen while superficial peels reduce pigmentation

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There are 3 grades of acne scarring severity

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4 grades

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If scars dissappear with stretching the skin is an important discriminator in assessinfg acne scar severity

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important for atrophic scars especially
If they dissappear its grade 3 if not is grade 4

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Discolouration with no textural change is characteristic of Grade 2 acne scarring

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Grade 1 =
Erythematous, hyper- or hypopigmented flat marks visible to patient or observer at any distance

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Grade 4 acne scarring includes atrophy or hypertrophy that is obvious at social distances of ≥50 cm and is not covered easily by make-up, the normal shadow of shaved beard hair in males or body hair, if extra-facial, but flattens by manual stretching of the skin

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this is Grade 3
Grade 4 is the same but Manual skin stretching cannot flatten it

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Grade 1 acne scarring is Mild atrophy or hypertrophy that may not be obvious at social distances of ≥50 cm and may be adequately camouflaged with make-up, the normal shadow of a shaved beard in males or normal body hair if extra-facial

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this is grade 2

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Hypeprigmented scars mainly seen in dark skin types

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Must advise sun block

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Needling devices can penetrate up to 3mm

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shallow depth needle treatments can do at home without anaesthetic

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19
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25g needles are used for acne scar needling treatments

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30g

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Dermapen is a vibrating, stamping needle device

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vibrations make it much less painful

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Prophylaxis for herpes simplex is not required for needling procedures

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Prophylactic antivirals should be used for pts w/ Hx of herpes simplex (Acyclovir 400mg TDS for 5 days)

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Needling sessions can be repeated 2 weeks apart

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Chemica peels are 2nd line to laser techniques

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TCA CROSS stands for TCA Chemical Reconstruction Of Skin Scars

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Use 60-100% TCA +/- other techniques (subcision etc) to raise depressed scars
Then often followed by CO2 or Er:YAG laser resurfacing

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1927nm non-ablative fractional thalium laser resurfacing can help hypopigmentation

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or the 1550nm Fractionated non-ablative diode-pumped erbium laser (fraxel SR)

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bleaching agents cannot help hypopigmentation

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use on the normal skin to reduce the contrast

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Pigment transfer procedures include minigrafting and epidermal suspensions

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1550nm Fractionated non-ablative diode-pumped erbium laser (fraxel SR) can be used for macular erythematou scars (grade 1 scarring)

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moderate (grade 3) rolling scars should be treated with non-ablative resurfacing, microdermabrasion or needling or Dermal or superficial dermal fillers

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this for grade 2 mild rolling scars
For grade 3/4 rolling scars use;
ablative or non-ablative resurfacing
Medical skin rolling
Plasma skin resurfacing
Dermabrasion
Chemical peel
Focal dermal filler if localized
If extensive- volumetric deeply placed HA, hydoxyapatite or stimulatory agents
Subcision
BoTox
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Fine wire diathermy can be used to treat small papular scars of grade 2 acne

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also intralesional 5FU

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Vascular lasers are mainly used for erythematous scars but may have a positive effect on other atrophic and hypertrophic scar types if they are also present

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Options for mild-mod hypertrophy (papular) scars include ILCS and/or 5FU and/or silicon sheeting or vascular laser

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same options for major hypertrophy/keloids

33
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Subcision is treatment of choice for Deep box car scars or Ice pick scars

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TCA CROSS
Punch excision
Punch elevation if base skin okay

34
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Bridge or tunnel dystrophic scars can be treated with ablative laser

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excision

35
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Sagging and redundancy due to scar tissue can be treated with rhytidectomy

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36
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BoTox + fillers are useful for grade 4 atrophic or hypertrophic scars esp in lower face

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Non-ablative lasers have a less pronounced healing phase at microscopic level

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more pronounced than ablative lasers

38
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Non-ablative laser thermally denatures the treated skin – pronounced healing phase during which remodelling occurs

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1540nm Er:glass
1550nm diode-pumped erbium laser (fraxel SR)
1927nm thallium

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Ablative lasers have higher risk of erythema and hyperpigmentation

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40
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Non-ablative Non-fractional resurfacing is comonly used for acne scarring

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rarely used now
Modest results
Can be used for mild (grad II) rolling scars

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Fractional ablative resurfacing good for older pts esp if photodamage and tightening of skin also required – good for all scar types including hypertrophic/keloids

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Fractional non-ablative laser good for younger pts or where less downtime is required esp boxcar and rolling scars

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Fractional radiofrequency treatment is radiowaves delivered into skin

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Fractional radiofrequency treatment can be used for all hypertrophic scars

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For all atrophic scars - ice pick, boxcar and rolling scars

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Fractional radiofrequency treatment has a similar Rx regime and response to fractional ablative (CO2) laser resurfacing

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causes collagen and elastin formation and remodelling

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Microdermabrasion is the technique with the highest risk of hyperpigmentation

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dermabrasion is

47
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Plasma skin resurfacing is thought to be similar to CO2 fractional resurfacing in efficacy and downtime

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48
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Dermal Fillers restore volume, firmness, density, elasticity and shape to tissue

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49
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antegrade injection is typically performed when injecting dermal fillers

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retrograde injection for isolated atrophic scars (boxcar or rolling) – insert needle at 90 degrees to skin and inject as you withdraw to lift the scar (can use after subcision)

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Autologous filler means injecting the patients own fat

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fat recommended for severely atrophic disease
Cheap, readily available, no risk of rejection or allergy

51
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non-autologous fillers include
Purified bovine dermal collagen
Hyaluronic acid (HA) 
Freeze-dried irradiated human cadaveric fascia lata
Polyacrylamide
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Polyacrylamide not recommended as prone to biofilms and late infection

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Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a long term filler

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53
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Hyaluronic acid (HA) causes more sensitization and foreign body reaction than collagen

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Less

54
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Keloids on the face should be treated initially with kenacort A40

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start with A10

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Intralesional 5FU for hypertrophic/Keloid scars is used at 50mg/ml used neat or diluted 80:20 w/ low strength steroid

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Use 1ml per session of 5FU and repeat every 2 weeks
May only need 0.1-0.3mls per scar per Rx

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Botox is used for ‘movement quiesence’

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to relax puckered scars in areas subject to a lot of movement
esp on forehead, glabella or chin/lower jaw area e.g. marionette lines, chin
these can become more pronounced with age
Temporary improvement
Works well combined with dermal fillers

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Punch excision is used mainly for ice pick or boxcar type ‘punched out’ scars esp if white base, dystrophic or in bearded area

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58
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For punch excision the punch size must be slightly smaller than scar

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size must be slightly larger than scar

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Punch elevation of depressed scars is contraindicated if if the scar base is poor or the scar is in a bearded area

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Punch grafting involves replacing punched out scar with a slightly larger non scarred punch from good skin, usually postauricular

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usually perform laser resurfacing 4-8 wks later
excellent result

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In Punch elevation/float – scar is punched but not removed and pts serum injected into base to float the scar up to the level of the surrounding skin

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usually perform laser resurfacing 4-8 wks later (or dermabrasion)

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excision +/- flap repair may be considered for large areas of severely atrophic facial scars

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63
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It is not necessary to completely remove all underlying cystic tissue when excising large areas of severely atrophic facial scars

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Be sure to completely remove all underlying cystic tissue which can have wide extensions
Excision can cause cyst reactivation

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Subcision results in permanent improvement of rolling scars

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Several treatments needed; 1-3 months in between sessions

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Overpromising results is a pitfall in acne scar treatment

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Tell pts scars are not removable only improvable
Ensure pts are aware the multiple treatments are often needed and final results cannot be seen for many months

66
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Post op infection after resurfacing is a preventable and problematic pitfall

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Always think of HSV infection when swelling occurs
Be liberal with antiviral prophylaxis

67
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Must do punch excision, graft and elevation just outside the scar or on the edge

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Just outside the scar not inside or on the edge

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