The following is a summary of “Fractional CO2 Laser Combined With Autologous Nanofat Injection Versus Fractional CO2 Laser Combined With Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Atrophic Acne Scars: A Split-Face Comparative Study With Optical Skin Imaging,” published in the January 2024 issue of Dermatology by Rageh, et al.
Atrophic acne scars happen a lot of the time. If you don’t fix it, the effects can lower your quality of life. Atrophic marks can be helped by several different methods, each of which has a different level of success.
For a study, researchers sought to compare how well nano fat and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) work as an extra treatment for atrophic acne scars when used with fractional CO2 laser (FCL). Thirty people with atrophic acne scars took part in the study. They got three sessions of FCL on both sides of their face, one month apart, and then an intradermal PRP injection on the left side. The nanofat was put into the right side of the face just once, two weeks before the laser sessions. Three months after the last treatment session, the review was done.
The Goodman scores and the depression index of the Antera camera both went down a lot on the right side of the face after treatment. Goodman scores showed a big change on the left side, but the Antera camera only showed a small improvement. Even so, there wasn’t a statistically significant difference between the two sides. Both treatments made atrophic acne scars better. These methods may improve the effectiveness and safety of treating atrophic acne scars.