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- Title
Successful treatment of traumatic scars with combined nonablative fractional laser and pinpoint technique of standard CO<sub>2</sub> laser.
- Authors
Ibrahim, Shady M.; Elsaie, Mohamed L.; Kamel, Mohamed Ismail; Mohammed, Essam‐Eldin
- Abstract
To evaluate the use of a pinpoint irradiation technique followed by nonablative fractional technique in treatment of traumatic scars. Thirteen patients with traumatic sacrs were treated with pinpoint technique of CO2 laser using traditional headpiece activating laser at a frequency (50 Hz) to deliver pulsed mode with power of 1 W using the focusing technique followed by 3-5 passes of the nonablative 1540 nm fractional Er:glass laser. An independent physician evaluator assessed the treatment outcomes using Vancouver scar scale (VSS) and 5-point grading scale (grade 0, no improvement; grade 1, 1-25%; grade 2, 26-50%; grade 3, 51-75%; grade 4, 76-100% improvement). After the final treatment, average percentage changes of VSS were 41.5%. Improvement was evident in terms of vascularity, pigmentation, and height, while insignificant in terms of Pliability. Based on physician's global assessment, mean grade of 2.5 was achieved. Patient's subjective satisfaction scores paralleled the physician's objective evaluation. Pinpoint irradiation technique by CO2 laser followed by nonablative fractional laser is a safe and effective modality in treatment of scars.
- Subjects
HYPERTROPHIC scars; EFFECT of radiation on skin; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; CARBON dioxide lasers; TREATMENT effectiveness; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Dermatologic Therapy, 2016, Vol 29, Issue 1, p52
- ISSN
1396-0296
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/dth.12306