title: Effect of intense pulsed light on immature burn scars: A clinical study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  As intense pulsed light (IPL) is widely used to treat cutaneous vascular malformations and also used as non-ablative skin rejunuvation to remodel the skin collagen. A study has been undertaken to gauze the effect of IPL on immature burn scars with regard to vascularity, pliability and height.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was conducted between June 2013 and May 2014, among patients with immature burn scars that healed conservatively within 2 months. Photographic evidence of appearance of scars and grading and rating was done with Vancouver Scar Scale parameters. Ratings were done for both case and control scar after the completion of four IPL treatment sessions and were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of the 19 cases, vascularity, pliability and height improved significantly (P < 0.05) in 13, 14 and 11 scars respectively following IPL treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intense pulsed light was well-tolerated by patients, caused good improvement in terms of vascularity, pliability, and height of immature burn scar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Arindam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Yatindra Kumar
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Dewangan
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Jayanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bain
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Pritha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rakshit
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Krishnanand
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dhruw
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sandip Kanti
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Jayanta Kumar
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Bijay Kumar
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Majumdar
keywords: Burn scar; intense pulse light; vancouver scar scale