title: Successful use of the microsecond 1,064-nm Nd: YAG laser as a novel treatment for surgical scar contractures on free margins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: Navid
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ezra
authors.forename: Taylor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dodgen
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arshanapalli
authors.forename: Ally-Khan
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Somani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003286:Contracture / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015580:Mohs Surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome