• Clin Plast Surg · Oct 2017

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    A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Laser Therapy for Hypertrophic Burn Scars.

    • Jennifer Zuccaro, Natalia Ziolkowski, and Joel Fish.
    • Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada. Electronic address: Jennifer.zuccaro@sickkids.ca.
    • Clin Plast Surg. 2017 Oct 1; 44 (4): 767-779.

    AbstractThe 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.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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