Treatment of Atrophic Acne Scars with Platelet Rich Plasma Gel and Micro-needling

Abstract

Background: Following the advancements in the treatment of acne, post-acne scarring is still a widespread problem. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) gel is one formulation with beneficial biological or medicinal qualities that aid in the management of post-acne scarring.

Objective: It was the goal of this work to evaluate the utilization of treatment of post-acne scars with micro-needling and plasma gel.

Patients and Methods: Patients with post-acne scars were recruited from the university hospital's dermatology and venereology outpatient clinic. Our study was based on 23 patients (8 males= 34.8%, 15 females= 68.2%) having 3 skin types (II, III, IV); skin type III patients representing 56.2% of total patients, most of these patients have scars for less than 10 years. Dermapen has been done to the face then the PRP gel has been applied combined with microneedling to the post-acne scars. We performed four sessions of the previous treatment with two weeks intervals then one month’s follow-up.

Results: The baron, as well as Goodman scale improvement significantly post-treated with Platelet Rich Plasma Gel Combined with micro-needling, where 69.6% of cases become grade1 post-treatment, drop grade 3 to be (8.7%) post-treatment compared to (47.8%) pre-treatment the difference statistically significant p=0.022. Furthermore, all grade4 fade out post-treatment p=0.008.

Conclusion: Dermapen combined with plasma gel is a promising effective therapeutic modality for atrophic acne scars.