A Clinical Report on Facial Atrophic Scars treatment with Acupotomy

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J Korean Med. 2015;36(3):144-153

doi : https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.15027

Deul Le Min ¹^,, Yong Ho Lee ¹, Nam Gyeong Go ¹

¹Onbody Oriental Medicine Clinic

Correspondence to: 민들레(Deul Le Min), 서울특별시 강남구 논현동 200-6 동양빌딩 5층 온바디한의원, Tel: +82-2-1661-3975, Fax: 0505-333-1375, E-mail: piyo928@hanmail.net

Received 2015 August 06; Revised 2015 September 18; Accepted 2015 September 18.

Abstract

Objectives:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of acupotomy in the treatment of various facial atrophic scars except acne scars.

Methods:

Four patients with facial atrophic scars were treated by superficial dermal undermining with acupotomy. They were treated six times, and evaluated by comparing before and after photos, PGA(Physician’s Global assessment), SESES(The Stony Brook Scar Evaluation Score) and patient satisfaction.

Results and Conclusions:

After observing case photos, PGA, SBSES, patient’s satisfaction, it can be considered that acupotomy is an effective treatment modality for facial atrophic scars and it has no significant side effects.

Keywords: Facial atrophic scar; Acupotomy; PGA; SBSES

Fig. 1.

Before and after treatment of case 1 patient

Fig. 2.

Before and after treatment of case 2 patient

Fig. 3.

Before and after treatment of case 3 patient

Fig. 4.

Before and after treatment of case 4 patient

Fig. 5.

SBSES change before and after scar treatment

Table 1.

Physician’s Global Assessment(PGA)

Table 2.

The Stony Brook Scar Evaluation Score

Table 3.

The Results of Scar Treatment

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