Fractional ablative carbon dioxide laser treatment of facial scars: Improvement of patients' quality of life, scar quality, and cosmesis.

Anna MeynköhnSebastian FischerClara NeussLina Marie WillkommUlrich KneserDimitra Kotsougiani-Fischer

Published in: Journal of cosmetic dermatology (2020)

The CO2-AFL offers a safe and effective treatment for disfiguring facial scars. We have shown that improvement of scar appearance and scar quality was meaningful to the patient, with a significant impact on a patient's life quality. Based on these findings we suggest including the CO2-AFL in the facial scar treatment concept.

Keyphrases

carbon dioxide
end stage renal disease
case report
quality improvement
ejection fraction
soft tissue
mass spectrometry
peritoneal dialysis
smoking cessation