A Comparative study between the efficacy of combined Intense Pulsed Light plus high-intensity focussed ultrasound in the treatment of atrophic and icepick scars.

Autor:	Salem FA; Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq., Kattoof WM; Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq., Al Musawi MS; Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association [J Pak Med Assoc] 2024 Oct; Vol. 74 (10 (Supple-8)), pp. S250-S254.
DOI:	10.47391/JPMA-BAGH-16-56
Abstrakt:	Objective: To investigate the efficiency of high-intensity focussed ultrasound with intense pulsed light in the treatment of atrophic and icepick acne scars. Methods: The interventional study was conducted between November 2021 and April 2022 at the Postgraduate Medical Physics Laboratory, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, and comprised patients with atrophic scars in group A and acne scars in group B. They were treated first with intense pulsed light and then with high-intensity focussed ultrasound. All patients received 4 treatment sessions spread over 4 weeks. Outcome assessment was done using Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale. Data was analysed using SPSS software version 24. Results: Of the 22 patients, 12(55%) were males with mean age 20.75±4.20 years, and 10(45%) were females with mean age 21±2.05 years. The combination technique showed significant outcomes compared to baseline (p<0.05). Atrophic scars exhibited significantly greater improvement compared to icepick scars (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between the overall opinion of the observer (p=0.3549) and the patients (p=0.0956). Conclusions: The high-intensity focussed ultrasound and intense pulsed light techniques used in combination was found to be effective in treating atrophic and icepick scars.
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