Scarred for Life?
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by S. Karger AG in Dermatology
- Vol. 195 (1) , 15-21
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000246015
Abstract
Acne vulgaris is a common inflammatory dermatosis capable of producing significant psychological and physical scarring. The following work describes the benefit of using a questionnaire as a clinical tool to identify acne patients who have developed psychological sequelae as a result of the disease process. In addition, the benefit of isotretinoin on psychological impact has also been highlighted by this work. A prospective clinical study examines the early use of isotretinoin in acne and demonstrates the beneficial effect of early therapy in minimising acne scarring. In summary, oral isotretinoin (Roaccutane/Accutane) provides a very effective therapy to prevent acne patients being 'scarred for life'!Keywords
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