Open AccessMicroneedling for the Treatment of Scars: An Update for Clinicians
Author(s) -
Margit Juhász,
Joel L. Cohen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 1178-7015
DOI - 10.2147/ccid.s267192
Subject(s) - medicine , scars , acne scars , keloid , dry needling , dermatology , adverse effect , patient satisfaction , hypertrophic scars , surgery , treatment modality , medline , acupuncture , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law
Microneedling (MN) is used for the treatment of scars, amongst other indications. Although used in Asia and the Middle East for decades, related to the supposed lack of post-procedure pigmentary alterations even in darker skin types, MN only recently gained attention in the United States as an effective, well-tolerated aesthetic treatment.