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Deep Chemical Peels for Post-acne Scarring

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Acne is a common disease affecting almost 100% of youngsters [1, 2]. Acne settles in the vast majority by 20–25 years of age but 1% of males and 5% of females exhibit acne lesions at 40 years of age [3]. Scarring occurs early in the course of acne and may affect to some degree 95% of patients from both sexes [4]. Differences in the cell-mediated immune response are involved in the personal tendency to develop post-acne scarring [5].

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Landau, M. (2011). Deep Chemical Peels for Post-acne Scarring. In: Tosti, A., Grimes, P., De Padova, M. (eds) Color Atlas of Chemical Peels. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20270-4_18

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