By Dhiren MahibanAug 13, 20192 min readMicroneedling improves appearance of acne scarsIn an effort to synthesize previous findings, researchers reviewed all scientific studies conducted on microneedling for the treatment of ac
By John EvansMay 17, 20192 min readProphylactic shockwave therapy to the skin reduces post-surgical scarringThe rationale behind the investigation was that ESWT—using an acoustic system to stimulate tissue regeneration—has been previously shown to
By Bianca QuijanoOct 1, 20182 min readIdentified: Compound that may help scar-free wound healing in older peopleWith this in mind, the team then took tissue samples from young and old mice and compared their gene expression signatures. Eighty differenc
by John EvansFeb 2, 20182 min readMany patients, doctors disagree about severity of post-surgical scars“It is somewhat common for patients to have post-surgical scars that are considered clinically acceptable but patients may still feel disfig
by John Evans, Associate EditorAug 12, 20161 min readNon-invasive, electric pulse technique may minimize burn scarsA newly developed technique using short duration, pulsed electric fields may help prevent the formation of burn-related hypertropic scars...
by Emily Innes-Leroux, Associate EditorAug 4, 20164 min readFirst patient-reported outcome tools to assess acne scarringThe Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne have developed two patient-reported outcome measures to assess the severity and impact of...