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KMID : 1037020190080020090
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Medical Lasers; Engineering, Basic Research, and Clinical Application
2019 Volume.8 No. 2 p.90 ~ p.93
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Combined Treatment of Stromal Vascular Fraction and Ablative Fractional CO2 Laser for Hypertrophic Foot Scar
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Kim Dong-Gyu
Park Eun-Soo
Kim Seok-Hwan
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Abstract
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The treatment of keloid and hypertrophic scars (HTSs) remains one of the most difficult challenges, with a high recurrence rate regardless of the method of treatment. The latest trend in scar management is a combined approach using multiple modalities that are individualized to the patient and that would provide successful results for keloid and HTSs. There are previous reports that stromal vascular fraction (SVF) is effective for scar remodeling. Based on these reports, we introduced the concept of a combination treatment using SVF injection and fractional ablative CO2 laser. In this report, we present a 21-year-old woman who was involved in a car accident. A defect on her foot was covered with a skin graft, but the scars became elevated, which turned out to be HTSs. She was treated with a fractional ablative CO2 laser for five sessions. A month later, SVF injection and fractional ablative CO2 laser were conducted simultaneously. The result of a year’s follow-up showed a flattened scar with resolution of pigment deposition. In conclusion, the combination treatment for HTSs with SVF injection and ablative fractional CO2 laser is one of the modalities to achieve an excellent outcome for treating HTS.
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KEYWORD
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Hypertrophic scar, HTS, Stromal vascular fraction, SVF, Ablative fractional, CO2 laser
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