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Sequential treatment with intradermal incision (intracision) and 2,940‐nm E r: YAG laser for chicken pox scars
Author(s) -
Lee Sang Ju,
Kim Young Koo,
Choi Sun Young,
Park Kui Young,
Seo Seong Jun
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.12036
Subject(s) - scars , medicine , acne scars , intradermal injection , dermatology , surgery , immunology
Boxcar scars, such as chicken pox scars, are round to oval depressions with sharply defined vertical edges. Subcision is a simple and safe procedure for treatment of atrophic and depressed scars, but boxcar scars are generally not eliminated by subcision. Intradermal incision technique (intracision) can treat chicken pox scars by untethering fibrotic strands, raising collagen synthesis, and having additional intradermal blood pocket formation. We have found that chicken pox scars further improve when intracision is followed by laser skin resurfacing.