BookKayvan Shokrollahi, editor.
Summary: This book addresses the management of scars using lasers and light. The authors provide a comprehensive overview of the current laser modalities and the science and evidence behind them. They also present various treatments, including those using carbon dioxide lasers, Erbium:YAG lasers, pulsed dye lasers and Q-switched lasers. The book includes detailed information on the treatment of burn, acne, keloid and hypertrophic scars, as well as discussions of the complications of laser treatments and ethical and medico-legal issues. Scars have many causes, including trauma and burns, but also medical treatments themselves - scars are an inevitable consequence of most surgery. There have been significant advances in laser and light technology over the last decade, and the management of scars with a variety of lasers has been adopted both in traditional healthcare settings and in the cosmetic sector. Edited by a respected burns and plastic surgeon, this book is a valuable resource for a variety of clinicians including dermatologists, laser practitioners, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, burn care professionals, as well as multidisciplinary teams working with patients with scars of all aetiologies.
Contents:
Assessment and classification of scars
Therapeutic targeting for scars
Overview of laser modalities in scar management
The science and evidence behind laser scar management
Ablative laser technologies in scar management
Non-ablative laser technologies in scar management
Erbium:YAG laser treatment for scarring
Carbon dioxide laser treatment for scarring
Pulsed dye laser treatment for prevention and treatment of scarring
Role of Q-switched lasers in treatment of scars
Laser management of burns scars
Laser management of acne scars
Strategies for keloid and hypertrophic scars with lasers
Role of laser depilation in scar management
Laser-mediated drug delivery in scar management
A holistic approach to scar management
Complications of laser treatment of scars
Ethical and Medico-legal issues related to laser scar management
Informed Consent in relation to laser scar management
Skills, training and accreditation for laser management of scars.