Treatment of a traumatic atrophic depressed scar with hyaluronic acid fillers: a case report

• Main Authors: Hussain SN, Goodman GJ, Rahman E
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2017-08-01
• Series: Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
• Subjects: Traumatic scar; filler; hyaluronic acid; facial scar.
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/treatment-of-a-traumatic-atrophic-depressed-scar-with-hyaluronic-acid--peer-reviewed-article-CCID

Syed Nazim Hussain,1 Greg J Goodman,2,3 Eqram Rahman4 1Royal Lush Skin Hair & Laser Clinic, Saket, New Delhi, India; 2Department of Primary Care, Monash University, Clayton, 3Skin and Cancer Foundation Inc, Carlton, VIC, Australia; 4Faculty of Medical Science, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK Background: Hyaluronic acid filler has been documented in the treatment of atrophic depressed acne scars relatively frequently in the literature but rarely in chronic depressed traumatic atrophic facial scars.Methods: This case report discusses the use of hyaluronic acid fillers in the correction of a post-traumatic facial atrophic scar on the right cheek.Results: The right cheek scar was substantially corrected with one session of two different hyaluronic acids injected in a deep and superficial plane.Conclusion: Relatively accurate, simple and effective correction of this atrophic traumatic scar may suggest that fillers are a suitable alternative to surgery for such scars. Keywords: scarring, scar correction, filler, hyaluronic acid, facial scar