Current trends and future considerations in scar treatment.

Current trends and future considerations in scar treatment. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2015 Mar;34(1):13-16 Authors: Waibel JS, Rudnick A Abstract The goal of scar therapy is the restoration of the patient to their preinjury state. A combination of injected antimetabolites, surgery, laser, and laser-assisted delivery of drugs is needed for minimally invasive surgical correction of scars. As a result, laser therapy is emerging as an essential treatment element. It has been noted that fractional lasers normalize both the clinical and histological appearance of scars. Laser- and light-based therapies complement existing approaches of surgery and physical therapy, resulting in significant gains with minimal associated morbidity. Emerging and future laser technologies are creating a new paradigm in the management of scar rehabilitation. PMID: 25922952 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery - Category: Dermatology Tags: Semin Cutan Med Surg Source Type: research