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(
A
)
(
B
)
Figure 6.24
“Ice pick” or bound-down scars will improve greatly if scar excisions are performed before CO
2
laser resurfacing. (
A
) Before excision; (
B
) 1 year after
laser resurfacing.
(
A
)
(
B
)
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C
)
Figure 6.25
(
A
) Linear scar 6 weeks after repair of Mohs surgical defect. (
B
) Immediately after resurfacing with an UltraPulse CO
2
laser at 500 mJ, 3-mm-diameter
spot size, with three passes given to vaporize the scar. (
C
) 9 months after resurfacing, virtual disappearance of the scar.
(
A
)
(
B
)
Figure 6.26
(
A
) 6 weeks after full-thickness skin graft repair of Mohs surgical defect. (
B
) 4 months after laser resurfacing of skin graft with laser parameters iden-
tical to those in Figure 6.27.
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A
)
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B
)
Figure 6.27
(
A
) Obvious deformity of scarred lips after full-thickness tissue loss and reconstructive surgery. (
B
) UltraPulse CO
2
laser was used to sculpt scar tissue
and normalize lip contours.
