title: Resolution of retracted scar after 585-nm pulse dye laser surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Laser scar revision has been an effective method for improving several aspects of scarring through ablative and non-ablative sources. The 585-nm pulsed dye laser (PDL) is an important non-ablative instrument for reducing scar bulk and symptoms.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the use of a 585-nm PDL for the treatment of a retracted and atrophic facial scar.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 26-year-old patient who presented with a retracted facial scar following surgical excision of an aggressive benign tumor. Treatment was carried out using the 585-nm PDL.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Treatment of the scar using two low-level PDL therapies significantly altered the appearance of the scar and augmentation of the retracted defect was avoided.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Treatment of this retracted and atrophic facial scar with the 585-nm PDL was very effective and safe.
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Lack
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rachel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002680:Chin; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000601:surgery; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy