China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (11): 701-704.doi: 10.12144/2018.11.701

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Update of laser treatment for pathological scars

ZHOU Bingni1, LIU Huaxu1,2   

  1. 1 School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Jinan University-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250062, China2 Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Disease, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology ang Venereology, Jinan 250022,China
  • Online:2018-11-15 Published:2018-12-02
  • Contact: LIU Huaxu,E-mail:liueternal@163.com

Abstract: The mechanism of laser treatment for pathological scars includes the destruction of blood vessels in the scars and inhibition of collagen synthesis. The common laser treatment includes CO2 laser, pulsed dye laser and 1064nm Nd: YAG laser. The application of laser treatment for pathological scars is reviewed in this paper.

Key words: laser, pathological scars