Military dermatologists making strides in applying treatments for wounded warriors to injured civilians
Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
To aid in the function and appearance of battlefield scars, military dermatologists began experimenting with ablative fractional laser surgery – known to improve the appearance of acne scars. Results over the last seven years have been impressive, and dermatologists now are treating civilians injured from car accidents, fires and job and household accidents with this laser therapy to enhance scar and wound healing.