ISSN: 2155-9554
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Zohreh Tehranchinia and Hoda Rahimi
Shahid Behehshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Exp Dermatol Res
Background & Aim: The beneficial effects of CO2 fractional laser on increasing collagen fibers, thus its effects on treating striae has been suggested recently. The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of CO2 fractional laser 10600-nm as an effective modality in treatment of striae alba. Patients & Methods: In an interventional before-after study, 30 patients with striae alba referred to our skin clinics were consecutively included into the study. Elasticity of skin lesions was measured. Patients were treated with CO2 fractional laser 10600 nm by Deep Fx mode. The number of treatment sessions was 2 sessions with 4 weeks interval. Patients were followed-up three months after completion of therapy and skin elasticity was measured again. Results: Three months after the last treatment, 5 of the 30 participants (16.7%) had moderate improvement, 19 (63.3%) had minimal improvement and the others had no improvement. None of the participants showed worsening of their striae alba during the course of study. Evaluation of overall participant satisfaction revealed that 3 of the 30 participants (10%) were very satisfied, 3 (10%) were satisfied, 1 (3.3%) was slightly satisfied and 21 (76.7%) were unsatisfied. A statistical significant difference was found in median CRRT levels during the study (p<0.0001, Friedman test). The median CRRT levels were significantly higher in week 4 and 3 months after the last treatment compared to the baseline (both p<0.001, Wilcoxon signed-rank test). Likewise, a significant increase was observed in median CRRT level from week 4 till the end of study (p<0.001, Wilcoxon signed-rank test). Conclusion: Treatment of striae alba with CO2 fractional laser 10600 nm by Deep Fx mode results in partial improvement with mild and self-limited complications.
Email: zohreh_tehranchi@yahoo.com