Main description:

The visible scarring left permanently on the skin after acne itself subsides often causes considerable distress for the patients concerned. The traditional treatment by dermabrasion has now been supplemented and supplanted by a number of innovative therapies, often developed as tools in cosmetic dermatology, and this text - the first monograph devoted to the topic - will be welcomed by both general and cosmetic dermatologists as a useful guide through the complexities of treatment.

Contents:

Classification of acne scars: A review with clinical and ultrasound correlation Giuseppe Micali, Lidia Francesconi, Beatrice Nardone, and Francesco Lacarrubba

Pathophysiology of acne scars Stefano Veraldi and Mauro Barbareschi

Hypertrophic and keloidal scars Maria Miteva and Paolo Romanelli

Topical therapy for acne scarring James Q. Del Rosso and Grace K. Kim

Superficial peeling Maria Pia De Padova and Antonella Tosti

Medium depth and deep peeling Marina Landau

Dermabrasion for acne scars Christopher B. Harmon and Jens J. Thiele

Fillers and fat transfer for treatment of acne scarring Timothy Corcoran Flynn and Derek Jones

Needling Gabriella Fabbrocini, Nunzio Fardella, and Ambra Monfrecola

Fractional photothermolysis for acne scars Kenneth R. Beer

Nonablative and ablative devices for the treatment of acne scars Vic A. Narurkar

Surgical techniques: Excision, grafting, punch techniques and subcision Megan Pirigyi and Murad Alam

Camouflage: Clinical importance of corrective cover cosmetic (Camouflage) and quality-of-life outcome in the management of patients with acne scarring and/or post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation Aurora Tedeschi and Lee E. West

Acne scars in Asian patients Evangeline B. Handog, Ma Juliet E. Macarayo, and Ma Teresita G. Gabriel

Acne scarring and patients of African descent Ravneet R. Kaur, Saba M. Ali, and Amy J. McMichael

Treatment algorithm for acne scars Daniele Innocenzi and Ilaria Proietti

Index