Efficacy of fractional carbon dioxide laser-assisted drug delivery in the management of post-burn scars - A prospective study.

Q3 Medicine Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-29 DOI:10.25259/jcas_181_23

Shekhar Neema, Senkadhir Vendhan, Biju Vasudevan, Lekshmipriya K, Senkadhirdasan Dakshinamurthy

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Objectives: The objective of our study is to assess the efficacy of fractional carbon dioxide (CO2) laser-assisted drug delivery (LADD) in the management of post-burn scars.

Material and methods: It is a prospective study conducted from March 2021 to February 2022, with 32 patients ranging in age from 9 to 52 years. The scars lasted anywhere from 6 months to 18 years. The ethical clearance of the Institutional Ethics Committee was obtained. The patient's median age was 22 (range, 09-52). Patients were assessed using a modified Vancouver scar scale (mVSS) score before and after receiving fractional CO2 laser at monthly intervals.

Results: After one treatment, statistically significant improvements in pigment, thickness, and pliability were seen according to the mVSS scores, and these improvements persisted through the final laser session.

Conclusion: Our study has demonstrated that fractional CO2 LADD seems to be an encouraging approach in the management of post-burn scars with good patient satisfaction.

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点阵二氧化碳激光辅助给药治疗烧伤后疤痕的疗效--一项前瞻性研究。

研究目的我们的研究旨在评估点阵二氧化碳（CO2）激光辅助给药（LADD）治疗烧伤后疤痕的疗效：这是一项前瞻性研究，研究时间为 2021 年 3 月至 2022 年 2 月，共有 32 名患者参加，年龄从 9 岁到 52 岁不等。疤痕持续时间从 6 个月到 18 年不等。研究获得了机构伦理委员会的伦理许可。患者的中位年龄为 22 岁（09-52 岁）。患者在接受点阵 CO2 激光治疗之前和之后，每月接受一次改良温哥华疤痕量表（mVSS）评分：结果：经过一次治疗后，根据 mVSS 评分，色素、厚度和柔韧度都有了统计学意义上的显著改善，这些改善一直持续到最后一次激光治疗：我们的研究表明，点阵二氧化碳激光治疗烧伤后疤痕似乎是一种令人鼓舞的方法，患者满意度很高。

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Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery Medicine-Surgery

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期刊介绍： The journal will cover aspects of Dermatosurgery and Aesthetic surgery, including cutaneous surgical procedures, lasers, light based treatments and aesthetic treatments. Authors of articles addressing topics such as skin tumours, pigmentary disorders, histopathology, diagnostic techniques, drugs, applications of cosmeceuticals surgical aspects, including pre and post procedural care are highly encouraged to submit with us. The journal also publishes articles on topics in allied specialities suh as plastic surgery, maxillofacial surgery vascular surgery, oculoplastic surgery etc. that are relevant to Dermatosurgery. The journal gives preference to clinically oriented studies over experimental and animal studies. The Journal would publish peer-reviewed Original Research Articles, Systematic reviews, Narrative Reviews, Case reports, Innovations and Debates. Letters to the editor, practice points, pearls in cutaneous and aesthetic surgery, quiz page, images, novel techniques, newer uses of instruments and video presentations and ethical aspects of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery are also invited.