Microagulhamento no tratamento da cicatriz de acne na face : revisão sistemática da literatura.

Abstract

The study objective is to identify the benefits of the microneedling in the acne scars treatment throught a sistematic literature reviewing. This present research used the Portuguese keywords: acne scar, acne, microneedling, aesthetic, beauty and microneedling in English language, available at virtual databases such as: Periódicos CAPES, PubMed, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO) and Google Academics. The selected articles were published between 2013 and 2020, and the research was realized between February and august of 2020. 23 articles were found, wich just 3 were selected by met the inclusion criteria, presenting case studies referencing the microneedling as the acne scar treatment, studies such as clinical trial, whole available articles, with the keywords, acne scar, acne and microneedling, in portuguese or English language. As exclusion criteria, articles published outside the stipulated timelime, or those that didn’t refer to the theme, as well as review articles, were rejected. It was concluded by this literature systematic review, that the microneedling technique brings benefits in the treatment of acne scar on the face, sinse it activates an inflammatory response that induces the synthesis and deposition of collagen, which improves the skin appearance and causes few and temporary adverse effects without any relationship with skin phototype, being safe and effective for a large part of the population.