Comparison of a Fractional Microplasma Radio Frequency Technology and Carbon Dioxide Fractional Laser for the Treatment of Atrophic Acne Scars: A Randomized Split-Face Clinical Study

Abstract

Both modalities have good effects on treating atrophic scars. PIH was not seen with the fractional microplasma RF, which might make it a better choice for patients with darker skin.

Fractional microplasma radiofrequency technology for non‐hypertrophic post‐burn scars in Asians: A prospective study of 95 patients

“…Early complications included pain during the treatment, post‐therapy erythema, and PIH. PIH rate of our study was 27.37%, which was relatively high compared to other similar FMRT studies (0%). The primary reason for the high PIH rate of our study was that the PIH observation for each patient was made 30 days after each treatment.…”

Treatment of atrophic acne scarring with fractional micro‐plasma radio‐frequency in Chinese patients: A prospective study

“…The results revealed the fractional micro‐plasma radio‐frequency is an effective and safe method for the treatment of atrophic acne scars. We also noted that some active acne lesions within the treatment area in several patients underwent improvement to some extent, possibly because due to thermal effects acting on the sebaceous gland function in the dermis and lessening the secretion of sebum . Photographs of each patient taken by the VISIA system demonstrated visible results in the improvement of spots, large pores, texture, UV spots, red areas, and porphyrin fluorescence ( P < 0.05) within the treatment area.…”

Treatment of acne scars with fractional CO2 laser at 1‐month versus 3‐month intervals: An intra‐individual randomized controlled trial

“…Improvements of 59.2% were found on the CO 2 laser treated side with 30.3% of patients having postinflammatory hyperpigmentation. The improvements of acne scars were not significant different on the treated sides . In addition, an uncontrolled trial Chapas et al treated 13 patients with moderate to severe acne scars two to three times at 1–2 months interval.…”