Efficacy and safety of fractional 1064-nm picosecond laser for atrophic traumatic and surgical scars: A randomized, single-blinded, split-scar-controlled study.

Objective: A fractional 1064-nm picosecond laser is an efficient and safe treatment for atrophic acne scars. However, evidence of using a picosecond laser for atrophic posttraumatic and surgical scar therapy is lacking. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of using a 1064-nm picosecond laser with a microlens array (MLA) for the treatment of atrophic posttraumatic and surgical scars.

Efficacy of a triamcinolone acetonide-loaded dissolving microneedle patch for the treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled split-scar study.

The treatment of hypertrophic scars (HTSs) and keloids remains a challenge. Intralesional triamcinolone acetonide (TAC) is the mainstay treatment for these conditions. Despite its efficacy, TAC has several adverse side effects, including telangiectasias, skin atrophy, pigmentary changes, and skin necrosis.

Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin A for Scar Prevention After Breast Augmentation: A Randomized Double-Blind Intraindividual Controlled Trial.

Background: Botulinum toxin A benefits postsurgical scar prevention by reducing wound edge tension and inhibiting in vitro scar tissue fibrosis.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of botulinum toxin Type A (BTX) in improving inframammary scar appearance after primary breast augmentation.

Materials And Methods: A prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial was performed with 27 participants receiving primary augmentation mammoplasty with inframammary incisions.

Efficacy and safety of 0.15% isobutylamido thiazolyl resorcinol combined with hyaluronic acid vs 0.15% isobutylamido thiazolyl resorcinol or hyaluronic acid alone in melasma treatment: A randomized evaluator-blind trial.

Background: Melasma has a complex pathogenesis, and various aggravating factors contribute to its recalcitrance to treatments. A combination of isobutylamido thiazolyl resorcinol (ITR) and hyaluronic acid (HA) could increase melasma treatment efficacy.

Aims: To compare the efficacy and safety of 0.

Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma in an Asian patient: The first case report from Thailand.

Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) has received increasing interest among plastic surgeons as a long-term complication of breast augmentation. Although the prognosis is usually good, mortality is a possible outcome. Most of the cases reported in the past two decades have been from the United States, Europe, and Australia, whereas cases of BIA-ALCL in Asia remain rare.

The effectiveness of a 595 nm pulsed-dye-laser in the treatment of surgical scars following a knee arthroplasty.

: A knee arthroplasty results in a long vertical scar on the knee and has a high risk for the development of hypertrophic or keloid scarring. The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of the use of a 595 nm pulsed-dye-laser (PDL) for this type of scar. : This randomized, controlled study was conducted in 40 patients (41 scars) with postoperative knee arthroplasties.

Comparison between topical recombinant human epidermal growth factor and Aloe vera gel in combination with ablative fractional carbon dioxide laser as treatment for striae alba: A randomized double-blind trial.

Objectives: Striae distensae are linear atrophic dermal scars. Despite several currently available therapeutic modalities, no consistently effective therapies have been established. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficacy of topical recombinant human epidermal growth factor (rhEGF) and ablative fractional carbon dioxide (CO ) laser (AFXL) versus ablative fractional CO laser and topical Aloe vera gel in treating striae alba.

Subcutaneous infiltration of carbon dioxide (carboxytherapy) for abdominal fat reduction: A randomized clinical trial.

Background: Noninvasive fat removal is preferred because of decreased downtime and lower perceived risk. It is important to seek new noninvasive fat removal treatments that are both safe and efficacious.

Objective: To assess the extent to which carboxytherapy, which is the insufflation of carbon dioxide gas into subcutaneous fat, results in reduction of fat volume.

Multicenter prospective cohort study of the incidence of adverse events associated with cosmetic dermatologic procedures: lasers, energy devices, and injectable neurotoxins and fillers.

Importance: Common noninvasive to minimally invasive cosmetic dermatologic procedures are widely believed to be safe given the low incidence of reported adverse events, but reliable incidence data regarding adverse event rates are unavailable to date.

Objective: To assess the incidence of adverse events associated with noninvasive to minimally invasive cosmetic dermatologic procedures, including those involving laser and energy devices, as well as injectable neurotoxins and fillers.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A multicenter prospective cohort study (March 28, 2011, to December 30, 2011) of procedures performed using laser and energy devices, as well as injectable neurotoxins and soft-tissue augmentation materials, among 8 geographically dispersed US private and institutional dermatology outpatient clinical practices focused on cosmetic dermatology, with a total of 23 dermatologists.

Treatment of keratosis pilaris with 810-nm diode laser: a randomized clinical trial.

Importance: Keratosis pilaris (KP) is a common skin disorder of follicular prominence and erythema that typically affects the proximal extremities, can be disfiguring, and is often resistant to treatment. Shorter-wavelength vascular lasers have been used to reduce the associated erythema but not the textural irregularity.

Objective: To determine whether the longer-wavelength 810-nm diode laser may be effective for treatment of KP, particularly the associated skin roughness/bumpiness and textural irregularity.

Efficacy of a needling device for the treatment of acne scars: a randomized clinical trial.

Importance: Neocollagenesis can be achieved using a dermal rolling needle device, thereby reducing the appearance of acne scars.

Objective: To determine the efficacy of a needling device for treatment of acne scars.

Design, Setting, And Participants: We performed a single-center, rater-blinded, balanced (1:1), split-face, placebo-controlled, parallel-group randomized clinical trial at an urban academic institution.

Pain in naïve and non-naïve subjects undergoing nonablative skin tightening dermatologic procedures: a nested randomized control trial.

Background: Pain is expected during noninvasive skin tightening and can be anxiety provoking, especially for those who have not had prior treatments.

Objective: To compare pain reported by patients naïve to nonablative skin tightening energy devices with those who were not naive.

Methods And Materials: The non-naïve group at least three nonablative laser procedures or one nonablative skin tightening procedure, and the naïve group no previous treatments.

Adverse events associated with mohs micrographic surgery: multicenter prospective cohort study of 20,821 cases at 23 centers.

Importance: Detailed information regarding perioperative risk and adverse events associated with Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) can guide clinical management. Much of the data regarding complications of MMS are anecdotal or report findings from single centers or single events.

Objectives: To quantify adverse events associated with MMS and detect differences relevant to safety.

The comparative effectiveness of suction-curettage and onabotulinumtoxin-A injections for the treatment of primary focal axillary hyperhidrosis: a randomized control trial.

Background: Botulinum toxin injections and suction-curettage have been separately shown to be effective in treating axillary hyperhidrosis but have not been compared in the same patients.

Objective: We sought to compare effectiveness of suction-curettage versus neurotoxin for the treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis.

Methods: Each of 20 patients was randomized to receive toxin injections to one axilla and suction-curettage to the contralateral axilla.

Contact allergy in eczema patients in Thammasat University Hospital.

Many patients with eczematous dermatitis need continued care in case of a recurrent or persistent skin condition and potential adverse effect of medications. Allergic contact dermatitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of eczematous dermatitis especially in a patient whose dermatitis is persistent despite appropriate therapies. Patch testing is an essential investigation in patients with persistent eczematous eruption when contact allergy cannot be ruled out.