Subcision With PRP and Microneedling Versus Subcision With Saline and Micro-needling in Treatment of Posttraumatic Scars

Post-Traumatic Scar

Compare different minimally invasive approaches to reach optimum improvement by comparing the efficacy and safety of both combined subcision with platelet-rich plasma and microneedling versus combined subcision with saline and microneedling in the treatment of post-traumatic scars.

The scars at the level of the skin represent a normal and inevitable process of healing traumatic or surgical lesions, but except for the appearance of the skin, they also have a profound psychological impact . Thus, people with scars try to integrate them into their sense of self to gain psychological acceptance . Many treatment options have been developed for the management of traumatic scars .Surgical intervention is an invasive technique, surgery has a high risk of inducing new scar formation . Non-surgical approaches for the treatment of traumatic scars include topical treatments and minimally invasive approached as subcision,microneedling and laser. Autologous platelet-rich plasma is plasma with a higher concentration of platelets than normally found, it can enhance wound healing which has been demonstrated in controlled studies for soft and hard tissues . The application of autologous platelet-rich plasma to surgical wounds has been shown to accelerate tissue repair and reduce postoperative pain . Subcision is a procedure in which a needle is inserted under the skin and passed in multiple directions . Although subcision is adequate as a stand-alone treatment, improved results are achieved when it is combined with other modalities. Microneedling is a percutaneous collagen induction therapy that causes skin resurfacing. It involves using fine needles to create controlled microdermal injuries starting a complex cascade of growth factors that end in collagen remodeling . Because of the different treatment options available for this common problem, the current work aimed to combine and compare different minimally invasive approaches to reach optimum improvement.

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