Jose A Foppiani, Abdulrhman Khaity, Nada Mostafa Al-Dardery, Mohammed Tarek Hasan, Mohamed El-Samahy, Daniela Lee, Omar A Abdelwahab, Aya Ehab Abd-Alwahed, Huzifa Marwan Khitti, Khaled Albakri, Samuel J Lin
BACKGROUND: Laser therapy has emerged as a promising treatment modality for improving the appearance and symptoms associated with hypertrophic and keloid scars. In this network meta-analysis, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of different laser types in treating hypertrophic and keloid scars. METHODS: A comprehensive search of four databases was conducted to identify relevant studies published up until July 2023. Data were extracted from eligible studies and pooled as mean difference (MD) for continuous outcomes and risk ratio (RR) for dichotomous data in a network meta-analysis (NMA) model, using R software...
May 17, 2024: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery