RT Book, Section
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.
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ID 1176882246
T1 Vascular Lasers and Lights for the Treatment of Scars
T2 Treatment of Scars From Burns and Trauma
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071839914
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1176882246
RD 2024/04/20
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.