Chemical profound dermabrasion with trichloroacetic acid at 40 per cent in patients with scars caused by acne.

• Main Authors: Heriberto Chávez Sánchez, Zoraya Izaquirre, Liliana Espinosa Chang
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2008-12-01
• Series: Medisur
• Subjects: ácido tricloroacético/uso terap; acne vulgar /terap; cicatriz /terap; quimioexfoliacion /métodos
• Online Access: http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/327

<p><strong>Background:</strong> acne is a common disease in adolescents in our milieu. It causes unsightly scares in the face and affects emotional balance. We use profound dermabrasion in its treatment. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> To assess therapeutic and aesthetic results of the use of trichloroacetic acid at 40 per cent in only one session in patients with acne scars. <strong><br />Methods:</strong> Descriptive study of case series that included 30 patients with scars caused by acne. This study was developed from January 2005 to January 2006 in Cienfuegos hospital “Gustavo Aldereguía Lima”. The following variables were analyzed: Age, gender, complications and aesthetic results. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> Most of the patients had between 20 and 29 years. There was a prevalence of females representing the 60 per cent of the sample. Only 4 patients had complications, reversible with medical treatment. <strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> chemical profound dermabrasion efficacy was proved, using trichloroacetic acid at 40 per cent in patients with facial scares resulting from acne. There were minimal complications, all of them reversible with medical treatment.</p>