CO2 Laser Treatment for Burn Scarring

Burn scars are usually characterised by a combination of hypertrophic and keloid scars that are often very challenging to treat. They are a consequence of abnormal collagen deposition by fibroblasts exhibiting a hypersensitive response to growth factors.1 These scars can have a profound effect on patients both functionally and psychologically due to their poor cosmesis and debilitating symptoms.2 Currently there is no reliable or satisfactory treatment available to address the long-term sequelae of burns, however, more recently the use of laser-based treatments has been attributed to a paradigm shift in the management of burn scarring.

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