TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Vascular Lasers and Lights for the Treatment of Scars A1 - Raphael, Brian A. A1 - Saedi, Nazanin A1 - Arndt, Kenneth A. A1 - Dover, Jeffrey S. A2 - Alam, Murad A2 - Dover, Jeffrey S. A2 - Waibel, Jill S. A2 - Arndt, Kenneth A. A2 - Kim, John Y. S. A2 - Thomas, J. Regan A2 - Gaball, Curtis W. A2 - Chan, Rodney K. Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Treatment of Scars From Burns and Trauma AB - Several laser and light devices can reduce the erythema and redness associated with burn and traumatic scars and also possibly soften such scars and make them more flexible. Among these devices are the 585- to 595-nm pulsed dye laser (PDL), the 532-nm potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser, the 1064-nm neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser, and the 500- to 1200-nm intense pulsed light (IPL) device. All of these are safe and well-tolerated, with typically no downtime after treatment. The PDL is the workhorse for red scars, given its long history and outstanding safety profile. More recent iterations of the KTP are also increasingly used for this purpose. A series of vascular laser or light treatments are usually required for best results. The most common concern, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, remains rare, except when aggressive settings are employed or tanned or darker-skinned patients are treated. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1176882246 ER -