Treatment of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation with a combined protocol between chemical peeling and mesotherapy
Objectives: the aim is to propose a combined treatment to improve the skin in acne patients and in patients with PIH
Introduction: Acne vulgaris is an extremely common condition affecting the pilosebaceous unit of the skin and is characterized by the appearance of comedones, papules, pustules, nodules, cysts, which can cause permanent scarring. Acne vulgaris commonly involves adolescents, although there is a second group of incidence in young women in their thirties to forty years of age.
It often results in the appearance of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH), also common to other pathological conditions, extremely complicated to treat, for which our paraphernalia is often unguarded.
Materials / method: The objective of the study is to show how to improve mild and moderate acne with a combined protocol that involves the association of a chemical peel (containing 20% salicylic acid, 5% citric acid and 5% mandelic acid) , associated according to a specific timing to infiltrations of low molecular weight hyaluronic acid with a skin-restructuring complex.
Materials and methods: 40 patients with mild-moderate acne or with PIH were enrolled and underwent 3 chemical peeling sessions three weeks apart, followed by mesotherapy.
Results: Results: satisfactory in 80% of patients, who demonstrated a reduction in Michaelsson acne scores of over 60%, and a reduction of PIH.
Conclusion: Conclusion: this new protocol shows promise in the treatment of mild-moderate acne and PIHs for which we often do not have many weapons at our disposal.
