Development and Validation of a Scale for Acne Scar Severity (SCAR-S) of the Face and Trunk

Tan, Jerry; Tang, Jing; Fung, Karen Y.; Gupta, Aditya K.; Thomas, David; Sapra, Sheetal; Lynde, Charles; Poulin, Yves; Gulliver, Wayne; Sebaldt, Rolf J.

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“…Tan et al 5 reported that the risk of acne scars increases as disease duration increases. Moreover, in the present study, patients with scars experienced more severe acne symptoms (Fig.…”

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“…There are numerous guidelines on the appropriate treatment of acne, and several methods for morphological classification of scars have been proposed. 4,5 However, no consensus has been reached with regard to the evaluation and subsequent classification of acne scars. Although Jacob et al 6 have reported on different treatment options based on acne scar morphology, there is currently no standard treatment for scarring.…”

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Prevalence of scars and “mini‐scars”, and their impact on quality of life in Japanese patients with acne

Hayashi

Miyachi

Kawashima

2015

The Journal of Dermatology

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There have been very few studies on the prevalence and severity of acne scars in Japanese patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of acne scars and their impact on the quality of life (QOL) in Japanese acne patients. Acne scars were classified as mini-scars (atrophic scars of ≥0.5 and <2 mm in diameter) atrophic scars (≥2 mm in diameter), and hypertrophic scars. The severity of acne and acne scars were evaluated. The background of patients and their QOL in relation to acne were assessed. Of 240 subjects, 218 (90.8%) had scars. All patients with scars had mini-scars; 61.2% and 14.2% of 240 had atrophic scars and hypertrophic scars, respectively. Severe scarring was found in patients who had experienced severe acne symptoms, although 15.0% of patients with scars had experienced only mild acne symptoms. The total Dermatology Life Quality Index score was significantly higher in patients with scars than in patients without scars (5.9 AE 4.4 vs 4.2 AE 4.1). Almost all the patients had small atrophic scars with a diameter of 0.5 or more and less than 2 mm, which we have termed "mini-scars". Acne scars had a negative impact on patient QOL. Early initiation of treatment is recommended to avoid acne scars.

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“…Tan et al 5 reported that the risk of acne scars increases as disease duration increases. Moreover, in the present study, patients with scars experienced more severe acne symptoms (Fig.…”

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence of scars and “mini‐scars”, and their impact on quality of life in Japanese patients with acne

Hayashi

Miyachi

Kawashima

2015

The Journal of Dermatology

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“…[4] A larger study of 973 patients suggested that 55% of patients have clinically relevant scarring on the face, 14% scarring on the chest and 24% scarring on the back. [7] The proportion of patients with scarring in our clinic appears to be lower (43%) than previously reported, in part attributable to different populations being sampled, who may be referred to our clinic at an earlier stage, and perhaps owing to the subjective nature of scar assessment.…”

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Papular acne scars of the nose and chin: An under-recognised variant of acne scarring

Ali

Kirk

Madan

2016

J Cutan Aesthet Surg

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Background:Scarring following acne vulgaris is common and can be of profound psychosocial consequence.Aims and Objectives:We have clinically noted a variant of acne scarring, overlooked by previous categorisation schemes, which we have denominated as papular acne scars of the nose and chin. We sought to characterise these novel entities further.Materials and Methods:Initially, we identified 14 patients with papular acne scars of the nose and chin in a cosmetic dermatology clinic, of whom two were female and rest were male. We then prospectively evaluated 100 consecutive patients attending our tertiary referral acne isotretinoin clinic and 49 patients attending a general dermatology clinic.Results:Amongst 149 patients, from a general dermatology and tertiary acne clinic, soft papular scars were noted in four patients, distributed on the nose and chin. Three of the four patients were male, three patients had additional acne scars and the median age was 23.5.Conclusions:We have identified 18 patients with papular acne scars of the nose and chin and propose that this new category should be added to acne scarring classification schemes. Future work should be directed at corroborating the epidemiology of such lesions and describing effective treatment modalities.

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“…The acne scars were graded according to the Scale for Acne Scar Severity (SCAR-S) given by Tan and colleagues, 8 and the predominant scar type was recorded. The study protocol conformed to the ethical guidelines of the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki, and approval of the institution's research review committee was taken.…”

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Therapeutic Response of 70% Trichloroacetic Acid CROSS in Atrophic Acne Scars

Agarwal

Gupta

Khare

et al. 2015

Dermatologic Surgery

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Development and Validation of a Scale for Acne Scar Severity (SCAR-S) of the Face and Trunk

Abstract: SCAR-S is a practical, validated, global system for acne scar evaluation and is clinically relevant in overall severity grading of acne.

Cited by 48 publications

References 13 publications

Prevalence of scars and “mini‐scars”, and their impact on quality of life in Japanese patients with acne

Prevalence of scars and “mini‐scars”, and their impact on quality of life in Japanese patients with acne

Papular acne scars of the nose and chin: An under-recognised variant of acne scarring

Therapeutic Response of 70% Trichloroacetic Acid CROSS in Atrophic Acne Scars

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