Treatment of Posttraumatic Scar with Ablative Fractional Erbium: YAG Laser
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Scars following trauma [1] is a cause of concern for many a patient. Various modalities have been used for the treatment of scars over the years. Corticosteroids, dermabrasion, surgical revision, chemical peeling, silicone gel application, pressure therapy, and radiation have been used with varying results [2]. Ablative lasers such as the carbon dioxide (CO2), erbium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG), and pulsed dye (PDL) lasers have been tried in traumatic scars [2] and nonablative lasers have also been used [3]. The fractional technology is a novel strategy which safely improves the appearance of scars [1].But there are limited studies to support this fact [3].
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