Posttraumatic Laser Treatment of Soft Tissue Injury

Prem B Tripathi; J Stuart Nelson; Brian J Wong

doi:10.1016/j.fsc.2017.06.012

Posttraumatic Laser Treatment of Soft Tissue Injury

Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2017 Nov;25(4):617-628. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2017.06.012.

Authors

Prem B Tripathi¹, J Stuart Nelson², Brian J Wong³

Affiliations

¹ Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, CA 92612, USA; Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Building 56, Suite 500, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
² Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, CA 92612, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 3120 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, CA 92697-2715, USA.
³ Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Road East, Irvine, CA 92612, USA; Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Building 56, Suite 500, Orange, CA 92868, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 3120 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, CA 92697-2715, USA. Electronic address: bjwong@uci.edu.

PMID: 28941513
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2017.06.012

Abstract

Laser treatment for posttraumatic injury offers the clinician the unique opportunity for early intervention in mediating early scar formation, or for reducing the appearance of scars after maturation. In this review, the authors focus on the mechanisms by which lasers exert their therapeutic effects, highlighting several popular lasers and dosimetry used, and underscoring the power of combined surgical scar revision in managing posttraumatic facial scars.

Keywords: Ablative; Carbon dioxide; Erbium; Fractional; Laser; Posttraumatic facial scar; Pulsed dye; Scar.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cicatrix / prevention & control*
Facial Injuries / surgery
Humans
Lasers, Gas / therapeutic use*
Photography
Reoperation
Skin / injuries*
Soft Tissue Injuries / surgery*
Treatment Outcome