Ablative fractional carbon dioxide laser improves quality of life in patients with extensive burn scars: A nested case-control study.

Background And Objectives: Ablative fractional carbon dioxide laser (CO -AFL) for small-area burn scar management shows encouraging outcomes. Few studies, however, focused on comprehensive outcomes following CO -AFL treatment for extensive burn scars. This study evaluated whether CO -AFL surgery improved the quality of life (QoL) for burn survivors with extensive hypertrophic scars.

Analysis of the predictors of hypertrophic scarring pain and neuropathic pain after burn.

Introduction: Burn hypertrophic scarring pain is a common and perennial complaint which not only affects patients' quality of life, but also their recovery and reintegration. Physical therapy and medicine regimens are all available for the treatment of hypertrophic scarring pain. Unfortunately, the efficacy of clinical practice is not very satisfactory and the management of hypertrophic scarring pain remains challenging.

Combination of ablative fractional carbon dioxide laser and platelet-rich plasma treatment to improve hypertrophic scars: a retrospective clinical observational study.

Background: Hypertrophic scars are one of the main complications that affect the quality of life of patients after burns. Many methods have been shown to be effective in the treatment of hypertrophic scars, such as ablative fractional CO laser (AFCL) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP). However, there are few studies on the effect of the combined application of these measures.

Ablative fractional CO laser surgery improving sleep quality, pain and pruritus in adult hypertrophic scar patients: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Poor sleep quality is associated with a decrease in quality of life in patients with major burn scars, combined with pruritus and pain. Few interventions have been reported to improve the sleep quality of patients with scars. In the current prospective cohort study, we investigated the efficacy of CO-ablative fractional laser (AFL) surgery conventional surgery in post-burn patients with hypertrophic scars with sleep quality as the primary study outcome.