| Literature DB >> 28888302 |
Jennifer Zuccaro1, Natalia Ziolkowski2, Joel Fish3.
Abstract
The objective of this systematic review was to assess the effectiveness of laser therapy for the treatment of hypertrophic burn scars. Improvements in scar symptoms following laser treatment were reported in 11 of the 12 included studies. However, issues related to overall quality and risk of bias were present in all studies. As a result, there is insufficient scientific evidence to determine the effectiveness of laser therapy from this systematic review. Future studies that use more rigorous study designs such as randomized controlled trials are needed to support the use of laser therapy for hypertrophic burn scars.Entities:
Keywords: Burn; Hypertrophic; Laser therapy; Scar; Scar management
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28888302 DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2017.05.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Plast Surg ISSN: 0094-1298 Impact factor: 2.017