Acne, scar treatment highlights from World Congress of Dermatology

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The use of skin peels as preparation and lasers for treatment of acne scarring in Indian skin types were among the research presentations at the World Congress of Dermatology.

The use of 0.1% retinol as treatment for acne vulgaris also was among the presentations reported by Healio.com/Dermatology:

Peels prime darker skin types prior to laser treatment for acne scars

Shehnaz Arsiwala, MD, of Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai, India, discussed the use of skin peels prior to laser treatment in darker skin types to lighten the pigment in scars and prepare the skin for laser treatment during a presentation at the World Congress of Dermatology.

Shehnaz Arsiwala

“Managing acne scars in dark skin types 3 to 5 demands aggressive priming before optimal laser resurfacing parameters are used and intervention priming with chemical peels before lasers, [forms] a bridging link to enhance the results,” Arsiwala told Healio.com/Dermatology.

VIDEO: Nonablative laser treatment promising for acne scars in Asian skin types

In this video, Pravin Banodkar, DNB, DD, FIPD, discusses his presentation on the use of a nonablative Erbium glass laser for treating acne scars in Indian skin types at the World Congress of Dermatology.

“The treatment is very promising for Asian skin types in particular and gives a very substantial improvement in acne scars with the least side effects,” Banodkar, of Kaya Skin Clinic, Mumbai, India, told Healio.com/Dermatology. Watch video

Skin care product containing 0.1% retinol improves acne vulgaris lesions, improves QoL

Inflammatory lesions and post-inflammatory lesions greatly improved in those with acne treated with a dermo-cosmetic skin care product containing 0.1% retinol, according to research presented at the World Congress of Dermatology.

Sixty patients aged 12 to 35 years old with mild-to-moderate acne on the face presented with at least 10 retentionnal lesions, five inflammatory lesions and at least one post-inflammatory lesion. Read more

Adult acne likely related to stress, thyroid malfunction rather than hormonal abnormalities

Researchers evaluated the role of thyroid function along with the role of hypothalamus-pituitary adrenal axis in young women with acne and found that sex hormones were likely not related to the condition.

The researchers measured thyroid hormones and antibodies and performed a thyroid ultrasound in 60 healthy controls and 107 adult women with acne. Read more