Low Level CO2 Laser Therapy in Burn Scars: Which Patients Benefit Most?

Low Level CO2 Laser Therapy in Burn Scars:
Which Patients Benefit Most?
April - June 2006
Abdol Azim Ghalambor1, Mohammad H. Pipelzadeh
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS

ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate the influence of age of burn scars on the degree of responsiveness to low level CO2 laser therapy.

Patients and Methods: Patients who had suffered from burn scars were allocated into three groups according to the age of their scars: 0 to 6 (n=120), 7 to 12 (n=100) and over 12 months (n=100). A single weekly CO2 laser beam was applied at power scale of 4.5 of maximum possible of 30 which was increased by 0.5 degree to maximum power of 9 using a hand piece on LQ30 Slim Evolution CO2 laser scanner.

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