title: [Advancement in the research of fractional carbon dioxide laser in treating burn scars].
abstract: This paper reviews the new progress in the research of fractional carbon dioxide laser in treating hypertrophic scar after burn injury, which remains a challenging problem for burn care surgeons. There have been many traditional therapeutic approaches, such as compression remedy, operation, and so on. However, a satisfactory method is lacking to date. In recent years, the newly developed fractional carbon dioxide laser has been employed to treat different kinds of scars, and it has been proved to be effective in terms of an improvement of scar color, texture, and rigidity. It seems to be a promising method for scar treatment in future.
authors: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors: Hai-bo
authors: HB
authors: Wang
authors: Yong
authors: Y
authors: Fang
authors: Wei-rong
authors: WR
authors: Yu
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D054020:Lasers, Gas; D016896:Treatment Outcome