Open AccessComparison the efficacy of ablative CO 2 laser and fractional CO 2 laser on the healing of cutaneous leishmaniasis scars
Author(s) -
Mohammad Ali Nilforoushzadeh,
Shahriar Minaravesh,
Fariba Jaffary,
Amir Hossein Siadat,
Elaheh Haftbaradaran
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced biomedical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-9175
DOI - 10.4103/2277-9175.148231
Subject(s) - scars , medicine , ablative case , cutaneous leishmaniasis , dermatology , surgery , laser , leishmaniasis , ablation , pathology , physics , optics , radiation therapy
Background: The aim of this study is to compare ablative CO 2 laser with fractional CO 2 laser on healing of the wound and the size of cutaneous leishmaniasis scars. Materials and Methods: This prospective randomized clinical trial study was done on 120 patients in two groups evaluated in Sedigheh Tahereh Hospital in Isfahan.The patients in case group underwent one session ablative CO 2 laser for treatment of leishmaniasis scars and the patients in control group underwent si x 3-weeks interval sessions fractional CO 2 laser for treatment of leishmaniasis scars. All cases were evaluated from size and other aspects of scar by a questionnaire, and before and 6 months after photos were evaluated by blinded dermatologist. The data collected in the check list was then analyzed by t-test and Chi-square with SPSS 20. Results: There were 60 people in case group and 60 in control group. The mean age was 27.21 ± 11.2. Our results show that fractional CO 2 laser is better than ablative CO 2 laser in various aspect of treatment of leishmaniasis scars (P < 0.05).Conclusions: Fractional CO 2 laser is better than ablative CO 2 laser in variants aspect of treatment of leishmaniasis scars