Aim: To compare the treatment efficacy of microneedling and glycolic acid peels for acne scar treatment. Material and Methods: This randomized controlled trail was carried out at Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Hyderabad, Sindh during the Period from March, 2022 to August, 2022. We divided 60 patients equally in two groups using blocked randomization. Patients were treat with microneedling in group A while in group B patients were treated with 30% glycolic acid peels. Improvement was assessed by the Goodman and Baron Scale. Chi Square test was used for comparison of effectiveness of treatment in both groups. Results: This study was conducted on 60 patients divided equally in two groups. The mean age in group was 28.57±6.765 years while 30.30±5.932 years in group B. In group A there were 21 (70%) females and 9 (30%) males while in group B there were 20 (66.7%) females and 10 (33.3%) male. In group A 21 (70%) patients were treated effectively while in group B 11 (36.7%) patients were treated effectively (P = 0.01) Conclusion: From our study we conclude that microneedling is an effective treatment for acne scars as compared to glycolic acid peels. Keywords: Acne, Scars, Microneedling, Glycolic acid peels

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the association of metabolic syndrome and psoriasis Study Design: Case control study Settings: This study was conducted in Department of Dermatology in collaboration with Department of Chemical Pathology, PNS Shifa, Karachi. Duration of Study: Conducted for the duration of Six months from 1st July, 2020 to 30th December, 2020. Results: In our study, 67.39%(n=31) in cases and 76.09%(n=35) in Controls were between 20-35 years of age while 32.61%(n=15) in cases and 23.91%(n=11) in controls were between 36-50 years of age, mean+sd was calculated as 31.87+6.71 and 30.0+6.29 years respectively, 63.04%(n=29) in cases and 67.39%(n=31) in controls were male while 36.96%(n=17) in cases and 32.61%(n=15) in controls were females, frequency of association of metabolic syndrome and psoriasis was recorded as 56.52%(n=26) in cases and 32.61%(n=15) in controls had metabolic syndrome while 43.48%(n=20) in cases and 67.39%(n=31) in controls had no findings of metabolic syndrome, p value was calculated as 0.02 showing a significant difference. Conclusion: We concluded that the frequency of metabolic syndrome is higher among psoriasis cases when compared to the control cases. However, our significant results suggested that the physicians should periodically screen psoriatic patients for MetS and timely suggest medication or changes in lifestyle. Keywords: Psoriasis, Metabolic syndrome, Frequency