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Universitas Indonesia

2022

CROSS TCA

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Combined Use Of Cross Tca And Modified Subcision With Prp Administration For Acne Scars, Ahmad Fiqri, Moerbono Mochtar, Dendy Zulfikar Jun 2022

Combined Use Of Cross Tca And Modified Subcision With Prp Administration For Acne Scars, Ahmad Fiqri, Moerbono Mochtar, Dendy Zulfikar

Journal of General - Procedural Dermatology & Venereology Indonesia

Background: Acne vulgaris is a skin disease that can cause permanent scarring. Various therapeutic options are available to treat atrophic scars, but combination therapy is still the best choice according to different types of scars in a single patient. Chemical reconstruction of skin scars (CROSS) trichloroacetic acid (TCA), modified subcutaneous incisionless (subcision), and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) can be used as a combination therapy to treat acne scars.
Case Illustration: A 25-year-old man complained of acne scars on both sides of his face. Dermatologic findings were blackheads, icepick, boxcar, and rolling scars. Clinically he had moderate to severe acne …