The Use of Fractional Ablative CO2 Laser vs Control on Acute Traumatic Injuries to Prevent Scar Formation

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2015
Surgical standard for treating traumatic burn injury scarring is to wait one year following the initial assault prior to beginning treatment. This study investigates the use of fractional ablative CO2 laser when begun within 3 months of a traumatic burn injury and it's impact on scar formation compared to the control. We hypothesized that early intervention would substantially mitigate the formation of scar tissue and help restore more normal appearing skin.
Epistemonikos ID: f247320a4ab4da3d83152bbf3a2c2c0de682b76f
First added on: May 22, 2024