Cargando…

Laser Corrective Surgery with Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser Following Full-thickness Skin Grafts

Full-thickness skin grafts (FTSGs) are frequently used to treat patients with burn injuries and to repair defects rendered by excisional (including Mohs) surgery. The evidence for corrective laser surgery after scar formation is well established. With regard to laser treatment of FTSG, the evidence...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Forbat, Emily, Ali, Faisal R., Mallipeddi, Raj, Al-Niaimi, Firas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5782441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29403188
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_59_17
Descripción
Sumario:Full-thickness skin grafts (FTSGs) are frequently used to treat patients with burn injuries and to repair defects rendered by excisional (including Mohs) surgery. The evidence for corrective laser surgery after scar formation is well established. With regard to laser treatment of FTSG, the evidence is sparse. Laser treatment after FTSG is a novel concept, with minimal literature. We present a case series, one of the first to our knowledge, of the treatment of FTSG with fractional CO(2) laser in five patients after Mohs surgery.