TY - JOUR
T1 - Ablative fractional laser treatment for hypertrophic scars
T2 - Comparison between Er:YAG and CO2 fractional lasers
AU - Choi, Jae Eun
AU - Oh, Ga Na
AU - Kim, Jong Yeob
AU - Seo, Soo Hong
AU - Ahn, Hyo Hyun
AU - Kye, Young Chul
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - Background: Nonablative fractional photothermolysis has been reported to show early promise in the treatment of hypertrophic scars, but there are few reports on ablative fractional photothermolysis for the treatment of hypertrophic scars. Aim: To evaluate and compare the efficacy and safety of Er:YAG fractional laser (EYFL) and CO2 fractional laser (CO2FL) for treatment of hypertrophic scars. Methods: Thirteen patients with hypertrophic scars were treated with 2,940 nm EYFL, and ten were treated with 10,600 nm CO2FL. 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). Patients are queried about their subjective satisfaction with the treatment outcomes. Results: After the final treatment, average percentage changes of VSS were 28.2% for EYFL and 49.8% for CO2FL. Improvement was evident in terms of pliability, while insignificant in terms of vascularity and pigmentation. Based on physician's global assessment, mean grade of 1.8 for EYFL and 2.7 for CO2FL was achieved. Patient's subjective satisfaction scores paralleled the physician's objective evaluation.Conclusion: CO2FL is a potentially effective and safe modality for the treatment of hypertrophic scars, particularly in terms of pliability.
AB - Background: Nonablative fractional photothermolysis has been reported to show early promise in the treatment of hypertrophic scars, but there are few reports on ablative fractional photothermolysis for the treatment of hypertrophic scars. Aim: To evaluate and compare the efficacy and safety of Er:YAG fractional laser (EYFL) and CO2 fractional laser (CO2FL) for treatment of hypertrophic scars. Methods: Thirteen patients with hypertrophic scars were treated with 2,940 nm EYFL, and ten were treated with 10,600 nm CO2FL. 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). Patients are queried about their subjective satisfaction with the treatment outcomes. Results: After the final treatment, average percentage changes of VSS were 28.2% for EYFL and 49.8% for CO2FL. Improvement was evident in terms of pliability, while insignificant in terms of vascularity and pigmentation. Based on physician's global assessment, mean grade of 1.8 for EYFL and 2.7 for CO2FL was achieved. Patient's subjective satisfaction scores paralleled the physician's objective evaluation.Conclusion: CO2FL is a potentially effective and safe modality for the treatment of hypertrophic scars, particularly in terms of pliability.
KW - Ablative fractional photothermolysis
KW - Fractional photothermolysis
KW - Hypertrophic scars
KW - Laser treatment
KW - Nonablative fractional photothermolysis
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U2 - 10.3109/09546634.2013.782090
DO - 10.3109/09546634.2013.782090
M3 - Article
C2 - 23621348
AN - SCOPUS:84890380232
VL - 25
SP - 299
EP - 303
JO - Journal of Dermatological Treatment
JF - Journal of Dermatological Treatment
SN - 0954-6634
IS - 4
ER -