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Microneedling improves appearance of acne scars
In an effort to synthesize previous findings, researchers reviewed all scientific studies conducted on microneedling for the treatment of ac
By Dhiren Mahiban
Aug 13, 20192 min read
Prophylactic shockwave therapy to the skin reduces post-surgical scarring
The rationale behind the investigation was that ESWT—using an acoustic system to stimulate
tissue regeneration—has been previously shown to
By John Evans
May 17, 20192 min read


Identified: Compound that may help scar-free wound healing in older people
With this in mind, the team then took tissue samples from young and old mice and compared their gene expression signatures. Eighty differenc
By Bianca Quijano
Oct 1, 20182 min read

Many 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
Feb 2, 20182 min read
Non-invasive, electric pulse technique may minimize burn scars
A newly developed technique using short duration, pulsed electric fields may help prevent the formation of burn-related hypertropic scars...
by John Evans, Associate Editor
Aug 12, 20161 min read
First patient-reported outcome tools to assess acne scarring
The Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne have developed two patient-reported outcome measures to assess the severity and impact of...
by Emily Innes-Leroux, Associate Editor
Aug 4, 20164 min read
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