Trial reportLasers in medical science2025
Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of pulsed dye laser alone, the combination of pulsed dye laser and botulinum toxin type A, and the combination of pulsed dye laser and triamcinolone injection in the treatment of hypertrophic and keloid scars: a three-arm randomized controlled clinical trial.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of therapeutic procedures for the treatment of morphea and systemic sclerosis.Lasers in medical science · 2026Pooled it
- Add-on benefits of botulinum toxin type A in combination or sequential therapies for scar management: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Metabolic reprogramming and ferroptosis in keloid pathogenesis: new insights for targeted therapy.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- An injectable photo-crosslinking silk hydrogel system with biphasic release of BTXA and 5-Fu promotes scarless wound healing.RSC advances · 2026Article
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Abstract
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pulsed dye laser (PDL) alone, the combination of PDL and botulinum toxin type A (BTA) injection, and the combination of PDL and triamcinolone injection in the treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids. In this three-arm, single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial, 10 patients over 18 years old with hypertrophic scars or keloids were enrolled. Each patient had at least 3 lesions, each measuring at least 10 × 10 square centimeters or 10 centimeters long. In the first treatment session, each of the 3 lesions was randomly assigned to one of three interventions: PDL (control), PDL with BTA injection (at a concentration of 2 units/cm
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