A Real-World Approach to Trifarotene Treatment in Patients with Acne and Acne Sequelae Based on the Experience of the Italian Acne Board.

Acne and acne sequelae can have an important impact on patients' quality of life, affecting interpersonal relationships and social functioning. Acne-induced scars (AIS) and acne-induced macular hyperpigmentation (AIH), in particular, are a major concern for patients with acne, as their management is challenging and often unsatisfactory. Retinoids are considered the mainstay of acne treatment because of their action on multiple pathogenetic factors, and there is increasing evidence that they can also improve AIS and AIH.

Ear keloids: An innovative 3-steps combined treatment.

Introduction: An excessive proliferation of fibroblasts and collagen synthesis after an injury may lead to a benign fibrous tumor, known as keloid, which does not regress spontaneously. Earlobes are a very frequent site of onset, since after a trauma (i.e.

Real-World, Retrospective, Multicenter, Observational Study on the Use of the First Liquid AbobotulinumtoxinA in Italy.

Introduction: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) suggested that liquid formulation of botulinum toxin type A (aboBoNT-A) is safe and effective, but data confirming these characteristics in a real-life heterogenous set of patients are currently lacking. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of the ready-to-use aboBoNT-A solution in adults with moderate-to-severe glabellar wrinkles.

Methods: In this real-life, multicenter, retrospective, observational study, healthy adults were treated at baseline only with aboBoNT-A solution on the glabellar area and followed up for 24 weeks.

Attitudes, Concerns, and Expectations of Consumers of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery During the COVID-19 Outbreak: An Italian Online Survey.

As a consequence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency, Italian physicians working in the field of aesthetic medicine and surgery considered appropriate to stop their activity in order to preserve patients' safety. This drastic measure obviously had an important impact on the medical aesthetic market causing growing concerns. To catch the current attitudes of the Italian consumers toward the aesthetic medicine and surgery, a medical advisory board devised an online survey; 216 clinicians finally participated in this survey and sent the online link through e-mail.

Picosecond laser versus historical responses to Q-switched lasers for tattoo treatment.

BackgroundTattooing is increasingly common among adolescents and young adults. This study explores the clinical efficacy of picosecond laser for the correction of tattoos. Literature suggests that 25-47% of the population have had a tattoo at some point in their life (1).

Laser Treatment of Traumatic Scars and Contractures: 2020 International Consensus Recommendations.

Background And Objectives: There is currently intense multidisciplinary interest and a maturing body of literature regarding laser treatments for traumatic scars, but international treatment guidelines and reimbursement schemes have not yet caught up with current knowledge and practice in many centers. The authors intend to highlight the tremendous potential of laser techniques, offer recommendations for safe and efficacious treatment, and promote wider patient access guided by future high-quality research.

Study Design/materials And Methods: An international panel of 26 dermatologists and plastic and reconstructive surgeons from 13 different countries and a variety of practice backgrounds was self-assembled to develop updated consensus recommendations for the laser treatment of traumatic scars.

Double phase treatment with flashlamp-pumped pulsed-dye laser and long pulsed Nd:YAG laser for resistant port wine stains in adults. Preliminary reports.

Background: Flashlamp-pumped pulsed (FLPP) dye laser still represents the standard treatment for the majority of port wine stains (PWSs), but the results on thick PWSs remain unpredictable, and many of these lesions fail to completely respond. Our aim was to report on the results obtained on unresponsive PWSs to standard laser treatments, by using a double phase laser treatment strategy using two laser passes in the same session.

Methods: Eleven adult patients with facial PWS resistant to dye laser were enrolled.

A novel 1565 nm non-ablative fractional device for stretch marks: A preliminary report.

Background: Striae Distensae (SD) is a very common dermatologic condition. We evaluated the effectiveness and safety of a novel non-ablative fractional 1565 nm laser (ResurFX) on the appearance of SD.

Materials And Methods: Twelve Caucasian subjects with various stages of SD received three non-ablative laser treatments.

Random fractional ultrapulsed CO2 resurfacing of photodamaged facial skin: long-term evaluation.

Although numerous papers have recently been published on ablative fractional resurfacing, there is a lack of information in literature on very long-term results. The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the efficacy, adverse side effects, and long-term results of a random fractional ultrapulsed CO2 laser on a large population with photodamaged facial skin. Three hundred twelve patients with facial photodamaged skin were enrolled and underwent a single full-face treatment.