Case Report
Treatment of Posttraumatic Scar with Ablative Fractional Erbium: YAG Laser
Venkataram* and Elizabeth P George
Consultant Dermatologist in Department of Dermatology, Mysore, India
- *Corresponding Author:
- Venkataram
Consultant dermatologist in department of dermatology
Venkat Charmalya-Centre for Advanced Dermatology
Mysore-560 040, Karnataka, India
Tel: +91 96118 42627
E-mail: dermadoc17@yahoo.com
Received date: September 08, 2015; Accepted date: January 04, 2016; Published date: January 07, 2016
Citation: Venkataram, George EP (2016) Treatment of Posttraumatic Scar with Ablative Fractional Erbium: YAG Laser. Cosmetol & Oro Facial Surg 1:104. doi:10.4172/jcofs.1000104
Copyright: © 2016 Venkataram, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Scars following injuries are common and an important cause of concern to patients. They can be treated with various modalities including lasers. Recently, fractional lasers have emerged as an effective, safe in tackling this challenge. There are limited publications on the efficacy and safety of treatment of post trauma scars with fractional ablative laser. Here we are presenting a case of posttraumatic scar treated with fractional ablative erbiumyag laser which showed significant improvement in colour, texture and overall appearance of the scar.
