Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Diseases

Kay H Busch

Publications

• Review Article
  Combination of Medical Needling and ReCell^® for Repigmentation of Hypopigmented Burn Scars
  Author(s): Kay H Busch, Richard Bender, Mehmet A Altintas, Thomas Pech, Thomas Rohn, Nicole Walezko and Matthias C AustKay H Busch, Richard Bender, Mehmet A Altintas, Thomas Pech, Thomas Rohn, Nicole Walezko and Matthias C Aust
  
  Burn scars remain a serious physical and psychological problem for the affected people. Clinical studies as well as basic scientific research have shown that medical needling can significantly increase the quality of burn scars with comparatively low risk and stress for the patient with regards to skin elasticity, moisture, erythema and transepidermal water loss. However, needling has no influence on repigmentation of large hypopigmented scars. The goal is to evaluate whether both established methods – needling improvement of scar quality) and ReCell® (repigmentation) – can be combined. So far, 20 patients with mean age of 35 years (7-61 years) with deep second and third degree burn scars have been treated. The average treated tissue surface was 8% (2-18% TBSA) and was focused on areas like face, neck, chest and arm. Percutaneous collagen induction or “medical ne.. Read More»
  

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