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US 2016/0235355 A1Published application
Method for evaluating the severity of atrophic acne scars on a patient and device used to evaluate the distribution of acne scars
AssigneeGalderma Research & Development
InventorLaurent PETIT
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Abstract
A method is described for evaluating the severity of atrophic acne scars in a patient. Also described, is a device for implementing this method. The device can be in the form of a transparent support made of flexible plastic, with suitable dimensions for covering the face of the patient, the support being cross-hatched with same-size adjacent square marked by borders. The use of the device for evaluating the distribution of acne scars on the face of a patient is also described.
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A method of evaluating severity of atrophic acne scars in a patient, the method comprising the following steps:
- in a first qualitative step, evaluating the severity of the atrophic acne scars on the patient's face;
- in a second quantitative step, for each specifically defined region, counting atrophic acne scars of >4 mm, and counting atrophic acne scars of 2-4 mm;
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- in a third quantitative step, for each region specifically defined at step 2, evaluating the distribution of the atrophic acne scars taking into consideration atrophic scars of <2 mm, 2-4 mm and >4 mm.
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