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)".
Bowen
Robert E
RE
West Virginia School of Medicine, Eastern Division, Martinsburg, WV 25403, USA. drbowen@thecenterforpositiveaging.com
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