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Scar revision
John G Westine1, Manuel A Lopez, J Regan Thomas
1Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1855 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612-7244, USA.
Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America
|April 9, 2005
Abstract:
Classic techniques of scar revision in general are ablative and remain the gold standard, although newer nonablative laser therapies, such as the frequency-doubled neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser, can help. Ablative therapies and techniques are examined.

