Open AccessEfficacy of modified Jessner′s peel and 20% TCA versus 20% TCA peel alone for the treatment of acne scars
Author(s) -
Neerja Puri
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.4103/0974-2077.155082
Subject(s) - medicine , acne , acne scars , trichloroacetic acid , scars , dermatology , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry
There is a paucity of studies on the use of chemical peels for acne scars among the Asian population. A trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and Jessner's combination chemical peel, originally described by Monheit, is said to be better than a TCA peel alone.