Scars and Wound Healing

Scars

Scar Prevention Using Laser-Assisted Skin Healing (LASH) in Plastic Surgery

Capon A, Iarmarcovai G, Gonnelli D, et al (Service de Chirurgie Plastique et Réparatrice, CHRU, Lille, France; Service de Chirurgie Plastique et Réparatrice, APHM, Marseille, France; et al) Aesth Plast Surg 34:438-446, 2010^§

Abstract

Background

The use of lasers has been proposed for scar revision. A recent pilot clinical study demonstrated that lasers could also be used immediately after surgery to reduce the appearance of scars. The LASH (Laser-Assisted Skin Healing) technique induces a temperature elevation in the skin which modifies the wound-healing process. We report a prospective comparative clinical trial aimed at evaluating an 810-nm diode-laser system to accelerate and improve the healing process in surgical scars immediately after skin closure.

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