CO2 laser treatment for scars after cleft lip surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Xuefei Pang, Haoshu Chi, Zongli Zhan, Zuyin Yu, Ming Cai · 2024
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Description
Xuefei Pang and colleagues pooled studies in 2024 on laser care for cleft lip scars. Surgery repairs the lip, but scars remain. The best scar treatment is still disputed. The team searched five databases for laser studies. They checked study quality and bias with standard tools. Five studies qualified, with a few hundred subjects in total. Scar scores came from a standard Vancouver scale. The team combined results with care for uneven study designs.
Laser-treated scars scored better than control scars overall. The benefit looked strongest in early treatment stages. Yet confidence in the finding stayed low. Studies disagreed with each other to a very high degree. That spread weakens any firm claim. The authors still judge the laser a useful option. They frame the gain as a tendency needing stronger trials. The review gives surgeons a cautious summary of current proof.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xuefei Pang, Haoshu Chi, Zongli Zhan, Zuyin Yu, Ming Cai |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |