A novel approach to ablative fractional treatment of mature thermal burn scars.
This report details the use of a fractionated ablative Er:YAG laser in treating two cases of thermal burn injuries using a novel approach which matches the energy required to the depth of the burn scar. This method is termed "selective objective fractional technique (SOFT)".
West Virginia School of Medicine, Eastern Division, Martinsburg, WV 25403, USA. drbowen@thecenterforpositiveaging.com
Robert E
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Bowen
D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014945:Wound Healing