title: Carbon dioxide laser and Apligraf for a painful plantar hypertrophic scar.
abstract: We report on a patient with a large, painful hypertrophic scar on the plantar aspect of the left foot who was treated with carbon dioxide laser and a skin substitute (Apligraf) and followed up for longer than 1 year. To our knowledge, no other case reports have been published on the use of a skin substitute to gain coverage and resolution after excision of a hypertrophic scar by carbon dioxide laser.
authors.affiliation: HealthSouth/Baja Project Podiatric Surgical Residency Program, Torrance, CA 90505, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Arnold L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Serkin
mesh_terms: D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003094:Collagen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: C117898:Apligraf; D003094:Collagen