Randomized clinical trial of CO₂LASER pinpoint irradiation technique versus chemical reconstruction of skin scars (CROSS) in treating ice pick acne scars

Abstract

Pinpoint irradiation technique by CO₂ LASER is safe and more effective than TCA CROSS technique. Clinical improvement was achieved in all 14 patients without dramatic adverse effects.

Ablative Fractional CO2 Laser for Facial Atrophic Acne Scars

“…The literature search yielded 337 unique articles; 30 articles met our inclusion and exclusion criteria, comprising 12 retrospective studies (case series and case reports) [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] and 18 prospective randomized clinical trials. [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]…”

“…19,25,39,[41][42][43] To prevent an inflammatory reaction and reduce facial edema, oral steroids, 21,32,35 or topical steroid creams were prescribed for the first several days. 18,25,33,39 Nearly all the studies recommended daily use of a broad-spectrum sunscreen to avoid overexposure to sunlight [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]29,32,33,35,[38][39][40]42,43,46 immediately after the treatment, while the use of sunscreen until complete healing of crusting was recommended in five other studies. 21,25,29,33,46 A recombinant human epidermal growth factor containing hydrogel was applied four times daily for 1 week in two studies.…”

Comparison of diode laser in soft tissue surgery using continuous wave and pulsed modes in vitro

“…CO 2 lasers (l = 10.6 μm) are considered the most popular gas lasers [1,[4][5][6][7]. They have been successfully used in general surgery [1], oncology [3][4][5], otorhinolaryngology [1,5], dermatology [6], and dentistry [3,4].…”

“…Lasers are widely used for soft tissue surgery [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19], because they effectively cut soft tissues with good hemostasis [1][2][3]. CO 2 lasers (l = 10.6 μm) are considered the most popular gas lasers [1,[4][5][6][7].…”

“…CO 2 lasers (l = 10.6 μm) are considered the most popular gas lasers [1,[4][5][6][7]. They have been successfully used in general surgery [1], oncology [3][4][5], otorhinolaryngology [1,5], dermatology [6], and dentistry [3,4]. Neodynium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (l = 1.064 or 1.320 μm) [1,7,8], holmium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (l = 2.1 μm), thulium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (l = 1.96 μm) [1,9], and erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (l = 2.94 μm) [1,10], as well as solid-state lasers, are frequently used for soft tissue surgery.…”