Open AccessChemical reconstruction of skin scars therapy using 100% trichloroacetic acid in the treatment of atrophic facial post varicella scars: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Nidheesh Agarwal,
Asit Mittal,
C M Kuldeep,
Lalit Gupta,
Ashok Kumar Khare,
Sharad Mehta
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2077.118408
Subject(s) - medicine , scars , dermatology , trichloroacetic acid , varicella zoster virus , surgery , acne scars , virus , biochemistry , chemistry , virology
Chickenpox (varicella) is a common viral disease caused by Varicella zoster virus. Facial atrophic scars after varicella infection are not uncommon and pose a cosmetic problem. Like atrophic scars of other aetiologies, they are a difficult condition to treat. There are not enough references in the literature regarding efficient treatment of post varicella scars. High strength Trichloroacetic acid (TCA), which is known to cause dermal collagen remodelling, was used to treat varicella scars in the present study.