Laser Scar Resurfacing

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A scar (or scar tissue) is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs, and tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process. With the exception of very minor lesions, every wound (e.g., after the accident, disease, or surgery) results in some degree of scarring. An exception to this is animals with complete regeneration, which regrow tissue without scar formation.
Scar tissue is composed of the same protein (collagen) as the tissue that it replaces, but the fibre composition of the protein is different; instead of a random basketweave formation of the collagen fibres found in normal tissue, in fibrosis the collagen cross-links and forms a pronounced alignment in a single direction.

Benefits of laser scar resurfacing:
Resolve Deep Scarring and Pitting.
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All scarring is composed of the same collagen as the tissue it has replaced, but the composition of the scar tissue, compared to the normal tissue, is different. Scar tissue also lacks elasticity, unlike normal tissue which distributes fibre elasticity. Scars differ in the amounts of collagen overexpressed. Labels have been applied to the differences in overexpression.
Two of the most common types are hypertrophic and keloid scarring, both of which experience excessive stiff collagen bundled growth overextending the tissue, blocking off the regeneration of tissues. Another form is atrophic scarring (sunken scarring), which also has an overexpression of collagen-blocking regeneration. This scar type is sunken because the collagen bundles do not overextend the tissue. Stretch marks (striae) are regarded as scars by some.

Laser scar resurfacing surgery
car revision is a process of cutting the scar tissue out. After the excision, the new wound is usually closed up to heal by primary intention, instead of secondary intention. Deeper cuts need a multilayered closure to heal optimally, otherwise depressed or dented scars can result.
Surgical excision of hypertrophic or keloid scars is often associated with other methods, such as pressotherapy or silicone gel sheeting. Lone excision of keloid scars, however, shows a recurrence rate close to 45%. A clinical study is currently ongoing to assess the benefits of a treatment combining surgery and laser-assisted healing in hypertrophic or keloid scars.