shine on review of laser- and light-based therapies for the treatment of burn scars照的激光和光学疗法治疗烧伤的疤痕.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Dermatology Research and Practice Volume 2012, Article ID 243651, 9 pages doi:10.1155/2012/243651 Review Article Shine on: Review of Laser- and Light-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Burn Scars C. Scott Hultman,1, 2 Renee E. Edkins,1, 2 Clara N. Lee,1 Catherine T. Calvert,2 and Bruce A. Cairns2 1 Division of Plastic Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7195, USA 2 The NC Jaycee Burn Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7195, USA Correspondence should be addressed to C. Scott Hultman, cshult@ Received 9 December 2011; Accepted 9 March 2012 Academic Editor: Aziz Ghahary Copyright © 2012 C. Scott Hultman et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Restoration of form and function after burn injury remains challenging, but emerging laser and pulsed light technologies now offer hope for patients with hypertrophic scars, which may be associated with persistent hyperemia, chronic folliculitis, intense pruritis, and neuropathic pain. In addition to impairing body image, these scars may limit functional recovery, compromise activities of daily living, and prevent return to work. Three different platforms are now poised to alter our reconstructive algorithm: (1) vascular-specific pulsed dye laser (PDL) to reduce hyperemia, (2) ablative fractional CO2 laser to improve texture and pliability of the burn scar, and (3) intense pulsed light (IPL) to correct burn scar dyschromia and alleviate chronic folliculitis. In this paper, we will provide an overview of our work