| 1st Author | Intervention | Evaluation Method | Treatment Result |
| Go NG12) | Acupuncture(Subcision, MTS)External applicationHigh frequency therapy | PGAQGASCQuestionnaires about patients’satisfaction | 1.Average PGA score was 3.20 ± 0.61, which indicates the improvement2. Average QGASC grade was changed from 3.30 ± 0.57 to 1.45 ± 0.683.Patient’s satisfaction score was average 8.85 ± 1.18, which indicates high level of satisfaction |
| Lee DJ13) | Acupuncture(Laser treatment)External application | microflurescence measurement camera(ECO SKIN) | Atrophic facial acne scars showed improvement. Other factors; anti-aging, skin brightness, flatness were also improved |
| Lee HK14) | Acupuncture(Subcision, MTS)Pharmacoacupuncture | KAGSQGASC | 1.All four treatment group showed significant decrease in KAGS, QGASC grade which was ensured by its statistical significance(p<0.001).2.The change in KAGS grade shown in ‘Subcision, Pharma- coacupuncture’ treatment group were significantly lesser than the other three treatment group3.The change in QGASC grade shown in ‘Subcision, Pharmacoacupuncture’ treatment group were significantly lesser than the other three treatment group4.The treatment period showed significant differences between treatment groups(p<0.01)5.The ‘Subcision, MTS’ treatment group showed a significantly shorter treatment period than the other three treatment groups |
| Oh C15) | Acupuncture(MTS)PharmacoacupunctureExternal application | GASCECCA grading scale | 1.Average GASC score was decreased from 19.6±10.4 to 4.9±3.3 after the treatment2.Average ECCA score was decreased from 120.9±28.7 to 41.8±8.3 after the treatment3. The GASC score showed a significant difference(p=0.01)4. The ECCA score had no significant difference statistically |
| Sung SH16) | Acupuncture(Subcision)External application | QGASCKAGS | 1.Average QGASC grade was decreased from 2.4±0.55 to 1.2±0.45 after the treatment2.Average KAGS grade was decreased from 3.8±0.84 to 2.2±1.79 after the treatment |
| Kim HY17) | Acupuncture(Subcision, MTS)Pharmacoacupuncture(SBV) | GASCECCA scaleQuestionnaires about patients’satisfaction | 1.Average GASC score was decreased from 18.44±10.73 to 13.22±9.32 after the treatment2.Average ECCA score was decreased from 134.81±76.71 to 102.0±70.77 after the treatment3.Questionnaires about patients’ satisfaction : 9 people answered ‘Excellent’, 12 people answered ‘Good’, 4 people answered ‘Poor’, and 2 people answered ‘Bad’. |
| Heo JE18) | Acupuncture(Subcision, MTS)External application | QGASCQuestionnaires about patients’satisfaction | 1.Average QGASC grade was decreased from 3.83±0.37 to 1.33±0.47 after the treatment2. QGASC grade was decreased in all cases3.Questionnaires about patients’ satisfaction : 4 people answered ‘Highly satisfied’, 2 people answered ‘Satisfied’ |
| Baek SC19) | Acupuncture(Subcision)External application | GASC | 1.Average GASC score was decreased from 20.8±5.44 to 8.8±1.76 after the treatment2. GASC score was decreased in all cases3.Questionnaires about patients’ satisfaction : 2 people answered ‘Highly satisfied’, 3 people answered ‘Satisfied’ |
| Lee KS20)) | Acupuncture(Subcision, MTS)PharmacoacupunctureExternal application | KAGSQGASCKCADI | 1.Average KAGS grade was decreased from 2.0±0.8 to 1.0 after the treatment2.Average QGASC grade was decreased from 2.4±0.24 to 1.2±0.16 after the treatment3. QGASC grade were decreased in all cases.4. KCADI grade was decreased from 9.2±7.36 to 3.8±1.365.Questionnaires about patients’ satisfaction : 4 people answered ‘Highly satisfied’, 1 people answered ‘Satisfied’ |