Functional Improvements in Traumatic Scars and Scar Contractures Using an Ablative Frac¬tional Laser Protocol
AUTHORS: Peter R. Shumaker, MD, Julia M. Kwan, MD, John T. Landers, MD, Nathan S. Uebelhoer, DO RESEARCH SITES: Department of Dermatology, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California PUBLICATION: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012, 73: S116YS121. YEAR: 2012 BACKGROUND: Reports describing the use of ablative fractional resurfacing (AFR) for cosmetic improvements in skin dyschromia, […]
Clinical and Molecular Effects on Mature Burn Scars After Treatment With a Fractional CO2 Laser
AUTHORS: Le Qu, M.D.,1,2,4 Austin Liu, M.D.,2 Li Zhou, M.D.,1,2,3 Chundi He, M.D., Ph.D,4 Peter H. Grossman, M.D.,5 Ronald L. Moy, M.D.,6 Qing-Sheng Mi, M.D., Ph.D,1,2,3 David Ozog, M.D. RESEARCH SITES: 1Henry Ford Immunology Program, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, 2Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, 3Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, […]
Induction of De Novo Hair Regeneration in Scars after Fractionated Carbon Dioxide Laser Therapy in Three Patients
AUTHORS: 1Thomas M. Beachkofsky, MD, 2 J. Scott Henning, DO, 2Chad M. Hivnor, MD RESEARCH SITES: 1U.S. Air Force, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. 2Department of Dermatology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas PUBLICATION: Dermatol Surg. 2011 Sep, 37(9):1365-8 YEAR: 2011 For many years, the human hair follicle was thought to […]
A Randomized Split-Scar Study of Intraoperative Treatment of Surgical Wound Edges to Minimize Scarring
AUTHORS: David M. Ozog, MD1; Ronald L. Moy, MD2 RESEARCH SITES: 1Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA; 2Moy-Fincher Medical Group, Beverly Hills, CA, USA; 3David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA PUBLICATION: JAMA Dermatology Vol. 147 No. 9, pp. 1108-1110 YEAR: 2011 For ablative resurfacing of […]
Ultrapulsed fractional CO2 laser for the treatment of post-traumatic and pathological scars
AUTHORS: Cervelli V, Gentile P, Spallone D, Nicoli F, Verardi S, Petrocelli M, Balzani A. RESEARCH SITES: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. PUBLICATION: J Drugs Dermatol. Nov 2010;9(11): 1328-31 YEAR: 2010 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Scar management is a long-term process. A variety of modalities have been employed and, depending […]
Successful Treatment of Atrophic Postoperative and Traumatic Scarring With Carbon Dioxide Ablative Fractional Resurfacing Quantitative Volumetric Scar Improvement
AUTHORS: Elliot T. Weiss, MD; Anne Chapas, MD; Lori Brightman, MD; Christopher Hunzeker, MD; Elizabeth K. Hale, MD; Julie K. Karen, MD; Leonard Bernstein, MD; Roy G. Geronemus, MD RESEARCH SITES: Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York, New York, New York. PUBLICATION: Arch Dermatol. 2010;146(2):133- 140 YEAR: 2010 OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety […]
Treatment of Burn Scar Using Carbon Dioxide Fractional Laser
AUTHORS: 1Sung Bin Cho MD, 2Sang JU Lee MD PhD, 2Won Soon Chung MD, 2Jin Moon Kang MD, 2Young Koo Kim MD RESEARCH SITES: 1Department of Dermatology and Cutanous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 2Yonsei Star Skin & Laser Clinic, Seoul, Korea PUBLICATION: J Drugs Dermatol. 2010 Feb;9(2):173- 5. YEAR: 2009 In […]
Ablative Fractional Laser Resurfacing for the Treatment of a Third-degree Burn
AUTHORS: 1Jill Waibel MD, 2Kenneth Beer, MD RESEARCH SITES: 1Palm Beach Aesthetic Dermatology and Laser Center, West Palm Beach, FL. 2Jupiter, FL PUBLICATION: J Drugs Dermatol. 2009 Mar;8(3): 294-7. YEAR: 2009 Burn scars are the result of wound healing following a partial-thickness or full-thickness thermal injury. Thermal injury can frequently result in extensive scarring, which […]
Warriors’ wounds: Fractional CO2 scars shines when treating soldiers’ scars
AUTHORS: Lisette Hilton PUBLICATION: J Drugs Dermatol. 2009 Mar;8(3): 294-7. YEAR: 2009 Read More>
Burn Scars Treated by Pinhole Method Using a Carbon Dioxide Laser
AUTHORS: Sung Won Whang1, Kyu-Yeop Lee1,Sung Bin Cho1, Sang Joo Lee2, Jin Moon Kang2, Young Koo Kim2, In Hwan Nam3, Kee Yang Chung1 RESEARCH SITES: 1Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 2Yonsei Star Skin and Laser Clinic, Seoul,3Daejeon Severance Skin Clinic, Daejeon, Korea PUBLICATION: J Dermatol. 2006 Dec;33(12):869- […]