Laser Treatment of Traumatic Scars and Contractures: 2020 International Consensus Recommendations.

Meghan SeagoPeter R ShumakerLeah K SpringMurad AlamFiras Al-NiaimiR Rox AndersonOfir ArtziArdeshir BayatDaniel CassutoHenry Hl ChanChristine DierickxMatthias DonelanGerd G GauglitzBoncheol Leo GooGreg J GoodmanGeoffrey GurtnerMerete HaedersdalAndrew C KrakowskiWoraphong ManuskiattiWilliam B NorburyRei OgawaDavid M OzogUwe PaaschE Victor RossMatteo Tretti ClementoniJill S Waibel

Published in: Lasers in surgery and medicine (2019)

Lasers are a first-line therapy in the management of traumatic scars and contractures, and patients without access to these treatments may not be receiving the best available care after injury. Updated international treatment guidelines and reimbursement schemes, additional high-quality research, and patient access should reflect this status. Lasers Surg. Med. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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