{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,27]],"date-time":"2026-06-27T23:29:24Z","timestamp":1782602964808,"version":"3.54.5"},"reference-count":34,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"5","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,23]],"date-time":"2018-02-23T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1519344000000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Lasers Med Sci"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2018,7]]},"DOI":"10.1007\/s10103-018-2469-x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,23]],"date-time":"2018-02-23T01:53:19Z","timestamp":1519350799000},"page":"1039-1046","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["Treatment of post-burn and post-traumatic atrophic scars with fractional CO2 laser: experience at a tertiary care centre"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"33","author":[{"given":"Abid","family":"Keen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gousia","family":"Sheikh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Iffat","family":"Hassan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yasmeen","family":"Jabeen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shagufta","family":"Rather","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Syed","family":"Mubashir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Insha","family":"Latif","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sumaya","family":"Zeerak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muzafar","family":"Ahmad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aqib","family":"Hassan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peerzada","family":"Ashraf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Faizan","family":"Younis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Najamul","family":"Saqib","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"2469_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"287","DOI":"10.1053\/sder.2000.18369","volume":"19","author":"TS Alster","year":"2000","unstructured":"Alster TS, Handrick C (2000) Laser treatment of hypertrophic scars, keloids, and striae. Semin Cutan Med Surg 19:287\u2013292","journal-title":"Semin Cutan Med Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR2","first-page":"315","volume":"24","author":"CA Nanni","year":"1998","unstructured":"Nanni CA, Alster TS (1998) Complications of carbon dioxide laser resurfacing: an evaluation of 500 patients. Dermatol Surg 24:315\u2013320","journal-title":"Dermatol Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"519","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1524-4725.1997.tb00489.x","volume":"23","author":"LJ Bernstein","year":"1997","unstructured":"Bernstein LJ, Kauvar AN, Grossman MC, Geronemus RG (1997) The short- and long-term side effects of carbon dioxide laser resurfacing. Dermatol Surg 23:519\u2013525","journal-title":"Dermatol Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"189","DOI":"10.1002\/lsm.20756","volume":"41","author":"M Haedersdal","year":"2009","unstructured":"Haedersdal M, Moreau KE, Beyer DM, Nymann P, Alsbjorn B (2009) Fractional nonablative 1540 nm laser resurfacing for thermal burn scars: a randomized controlled trial. Lasers Surg Med 41:189\u2013195","journal-title":"Lasers Surg Med"},{"key":"2469_CR5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"426","DOI":"10.1002\/lsm.20048","volume":"34","author":"D Manstein","year":"2004","unstructured":"Manstein D, Herron GS, Sink RK, Tanner H, Anderson RR (2004) Fractional photothermolysis: a new concept for cutaneous remodeling using microscopic patterns of thermal injury. Lasers Surg Med 34:426\u2013438","journal-title":"Lasers Surg Med"},{"key":"2469_CR6","first-page":"301","volume":"34","author":"EM Graber","year":"2008","unstructured":"Graber EM, Tanzi EL, Alster TS (2008) Side effects and complications of fractional laser photothermolysis: experience with 961 treatments. Dermatol Surg 34:301\u2013307","journal-title":"Dermatol Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR7","first-page":"295","volume":"33","author":"TS Alster","year":"2007","unstructured":"Alster TS, Tanzi EL, Lazarus M (2007) The use of fractional laser photothermolysis for the treatment of atrophic scars. Dermatol Surg 33:295\u2013299","journal-title":"Dermatol Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"253","DOI":"10.1016\/S0094-1298(20)30598-8","volume":"14","author":"R Rudolph","year":"1987","unstructured":"Rudolph R (1987) Wide spread scars, hypertrophic scars and keloids. Clin Plast Surg 14:253\u2013260","journal-title":"Clin Plast Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"383","DOI":"10.1097\/01.phm.0000202095.51037.a3","volume":"85","author":"PC Esselman","year":"2006","unstructured":"Esselman PC, Thombs BD, Magyar-Russell G, Fauerbach JA (2006) Burn rehabilitation. State of the science. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 85:383\u2013413","journal-title":"Am J Phys Med Rehabil"},{"key":"2469_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2164","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhsa.2013.06.036","volume":"38","author":"L Kroonen","year":"2013","unstructured":"Kroonen L, Shumaker PR, Kwan JM, Uebelhoer N, Hofmeister E (2013) Treatment of split-thickness skin graft-related forearm scar contractures with a carbon dioxide laser protocol: 3 case reports. J Hand Surg Am 38:2164\u20132168","journal-title":"J Hand Surg Am"},{"key":"2469_CR11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"142","DOI":"10.1002\/lsm.20254","volume":"38","author":"HJ Laubach","year":"2006","unstructured":"Laubach HJ, Tannous Z, Anderson RR, Manstein D (2006) Skin responses to fractional photothermolysis. Lasers Surg Med 38:142\u2013149","journal-title":"Lasers Surg Med"},{"key":"2469_CR12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"381","DOI":"10.1002\/lsm.20659","volume":"40","author":"AM Chapas","year":"2008","unstructured":"Chapas AM, Brightman L, Sukai S, Hale E, Daniel D, Bernstein LJ et al (2008) Successful treatment of acneiform scarring with CO2 ablative fractional resurfacing. Lasers Surg Med 40:381\u2013386","journal-title":"Lasers Surg Med"},{"key":"2469_CR13","first-page":"1048","volume":"34","author":"M Lapidoth","year":"2008","unstructured":"Lapidoth M, Yagima Odo ME, Odo LM (2008) Novel use of erbium: YAG (2940-nm) laser for fractional ablative photothermolysis in the treatment of photodamaged facial skin: a pilot study. Dermatol Surg 34:1048\u20131053","journal-title":"Dermatol Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1289","DOI":"10.1001\/2013.jamadermatol.256","volume":"148","author":"PR Shumaker","year":"2012","unstructured":"Shumaker PR, Kwan JM, Badiavas EV, Waibel J, Davis S, Uebelhoer NS (2012) Rapid healing of scar-associated chronic wounds after ablative fractional resurfacing. Arch Dermatol 148:1289\u20131293","journal-title":"Arch Dermatol"},{"key":"2469_CR15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"110","DOI":"10.1016\/j.sder.2012.03.005","volume":"31","author":"NS Uebelhoer","year":"2012","unstructured":"Uebelhoer NS, Ross EV, Shumaker PR (2012) Ablative fractional resurfacing for the treatment of traumatic scars and contractures. Semin Cutan Med Surg 31:110\u2013120","journal-title":"Semin Cutan Med Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1340","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1468-3083.2009.03215.x","volume":"23","author":"M Haedersdal","year":"2009","unstructured":"Haedersdal M (2009) Fractional ablative CO(2) laser resurfacing improves a thermal burn scar. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 23:1340\u20131341","journal-title":"J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol"},{"key":"2469_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"133","DOI":"10.1001\/archdermatol.2009.358","volume":"146","author":"ET Weiss","year":"2010","unstructured":"Weiss ET, Chapas A, Brightman L, Hunzeker C, Hale EK, Karen JK et al (2010) Successful treatment of atrophic postoperative and traumatic scarring with carbon dioxide ablative fractional resurfacing: quantitative volumetric scar improvement. Arch Dermatol 146:133\u2013140","journal-title":"Arch Dermatol"},{"key":"2469_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"50","DOI":"10.1001\/2013.jamadermatol.668","volume":"149","author":"DM Ozog","year":"2013","unstructured":"Ozog DM, Liu A, Chaffins ML, Ormsby AH, Fincher EF, Chipps LK et al (2013) Evaluation of clinical results, histological architecture, and collagen expression following treatment of mature burn scars with a fractional carbon dioxide laser. JAMA Dermatol 149:50\u201357","journal-title":"JAMA Dermatol"},{"key":"2469_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"159","DOI":"10.4103\/0974-2077.167276","volume":"8","author":"I Majid","year":"2015","unstructured":"Majid I, Imran S (2015) Efficacy and safety of fractional CO2 laser resurfacing in non-hypertrophic traumatic and burn scars. J Cutan Aesthet Surg 8:159\u2013164","journal-title":"J Cutan Aesthet Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1190","DOI":"10.1111\/dsu.12228","volume":"39","author":"SH Lee","year":"2013","unstructured":"Lee SH, Zheng Z, Roh MR (2013) Early postoperative treatment of surgical scars using a fractional carbon dioxide laser: a split-scar, evaluator blinded study. Dermatol Surg 39:1190\u20131196","journal-title":"Dermatol Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR21","first-page":"1328","volume":"9","author":"V Cerevelli","year":"2010","unstructured":"Cerevelli V, Gentile P, Spallone D, Nicoli F, Verardi S, Petrocelli M, Balzani A (2010) Ultrapulsed fractional CO2 laser for the treatment of post-traumatic and pathological scars. J Drugs Dermatol 9:1328\u20131331","journal-title":"J Drugs Dermatol"},{"issue":"Suppl 1","key":"2469_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"S75","DOI":"10.1097\/DSS.0000000000000963","volume":"43","author":"S Buelens","year":"2017","unstructured":"Buelens S, Van Hove AS, Ongenae K, Lapeere H, Huvenne W, Vermeersch H et al (2017) Fractional carbon dioxide laser of recent surgical scars in the head and neck region: a split-scar, evaluator \u2013blinded study. Dermatol Surg 43(Suppl 1):S75\u2013S84","journal-title":"Dermatol Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR23","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"733","DOI":"10.1007\/s10103-016-1919-6","volume":"4","author":"M Banihashemi","year":"2016","unstructured":"Banihashemi M, Nahidi Y, Maleki M, Esmaily H, Moghimi HR (2016) Efficacy of fractional CO2 laser in treatment of atrophic scar of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Lasers Med Sci 4:733\u2013739","journal-title":"Lasers Med Sci"},{"key":"2469_CR24","first-page":"928","volume":"10","author":"FF Naein","year":"2012","unstructured":"Naein FF, Soghrati M (2012) Fractional CO2 laser as an effective modality in treatment of striae alba in skin types III and IV. J Res Med Sci 10:928\u2013933","journal-title":"J Res Med Sci"},{"key":"2469_CR25","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1683","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1524-4725.2010.01719.x","volume":"36","author":"SE Lee","year":"2010","unstructured":"Lee SE, Kim JH, Lee SJ, Lee JE, Kang JM, Kim YK et al (2010) Treatment of striae distensae using an ablative 10,600-nm carbon dioxide fractional laser: a retrospective review of 27 participants. Dermatol Surg 36:1683\u20131690","journal-title":"Dermatol Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR26","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1215","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1524-4725.2009.01221.x","volume":"35","author":"H Bak","year":"2009","unstructured":"Bak H, Kim BJ, Lee WJ, Bang JS, Lee SY, Choi JH et al (2009) Treatment of striae distensae with fractional photothermolysis. Dermatol Surg 35:1215\u20131220","journal-title":"Dermatol Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR27","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"973","DOI":"10.1097\/01.DSS.0000452623.24760.9c","volume":"9","author":"DH Kim","year":"2014","unstructured":"Kim DH, Ryu HJ, Choi JE, Ahn HH, Kye YC, Seo HH (2014) A comparison of the scar prevention effect between carbon dioxide fractional laser and pulsed dye laser in surgical scars. Dermatol Surg 9:973\u2013978","journal-title":"Dermatol Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR28","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"909","DOI":"10.1097\/01.prs.0000232378.88776.b0","volume":"118","author":"JA Duncan","year":"2006","unstructured":"Duncan JA, Bond JS, Mason T, Ludlow A, Cridland P, O\u2019Kane S et al (2006) Visual analogue scale scoring and ranking: a suitable and sensitive method for assessing scar quality? Plast Reconstr Surg 118:909\u2013918","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR29","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1960","DOI":"10.1097\/01.PRS.0000122207.28773.56","volume":"113","author":"LJ Draaijers","year":"2004","unstructured":"Draaijers LJ, Tempelman FR, Botman YA, Tuinebreijer WE, Middelkoop E, Kreis RW et al (2004) The patient and observer scar assessment scale: a reliable and feasible tool for scar evaluation. Plast Reconstr Surg 113:1960\u20131967","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR30","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1954","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-199811000-00022","volume":"102","author":"E Beausang","year":"1998","unstructured":"Beausang E, Floyd H, Dunn KW, Orton CI, Ferguson MW (1998) A new quantitative scale for clinical scar assessment. Plast Reconstr Surg 102:1954\u20131961","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"2469_CR31","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2055","DOI":"10.3109\/09638280902874196a","volume":"31","author":"S Vercelli","year":"2009","unstructured":"Vercelli S, Ferriero G, Santorio F, Stissi V, Franchignoni F (2009) How to assess postsurgical scars: a review of outcome measures. Disabil Rehabil 31:2055\u20132063","journal-title":"Disabil Rehabil"},{"key":"2469_CR32","first-page":"1072","volume":"7","author":"RB Ross","year":"2008","unstructured":"Ross RB, Spencer J (2008) Scarring and persistent erythema after fractionated ablative CO2 laser resurfacing. J Drugs Dermatol 7:1072\u20131073","journal-title":"J Drugs Dermatol"},{"key":"2469_CR33","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"921","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1468-3083.2009.03551.x","volume":"24","author":"SB Cho","year":"2010","unstructured":"Cho SB, Lee SJ, Cho S, Oh SH, Chung WS, Kang JM et al (2010) Non-ablative 1550-nm erbium-glass and ablative 10600-nm carbon dioxide fractional lasers for acne scars: a randomized split-face study with blinded response evaluation. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 24:921\u2013925","journal-title":"J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol"},{"key":"2469_CR34","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"447","DOI":"10.1002\/lsm.22048","volume":"44","author":"L Hedelund","year":"2012","unstructured":"Hedelund L, Haak CS, Togsverd-Bo K, Bogh MK, Bjerring P, Haedersal M et al (2012) Fractional CO2 laser resurfacing for atrophic acne scars: a randomized controlled trial with blinded response evaluation. Lasers Surg Med 44:447\u2013452","journal-title":"Lasers Surg Med"}],"container-title":["Lasers in Medical Science"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10103-018-2469-x\/fulltext.html","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s10103-018-2469-x.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s10103-018-2469-x.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,28]],"date-time":"2020-10-28T15:05:23Z","timestamp":1603897523000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1007\/s10103-018-2469-x"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,23]]},"references-count":34,"journal-issue":{"issue":"5","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2018,7]]}},"alternative-id":["2469"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10103-018-2469-x","relation":{},"ISSN":["0268-8921","1435-604X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0268-8921","type":"print"},{"value":"1435-604X","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,23]]},"assertion":[{"value":"20 December 2017","order":1,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"13 February 2018","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"23 February 2018","order":3,"name":"first_online","label":"First Online","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"order":1,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Compliance with ethical standards"}},{"value":"The authors declare that they have no competing interests.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Conflict of interest"}},{"value":"All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee (Reference no. 57\/ETH\/GMC\/ICMR) and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. This article does not contain any studies with animals performed by any of the authors.","order":3,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Ethics"}},{"value":"Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.","order":4,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Informed consent"}}]}}