[ANSWER]CAP202 Case Study:Fractional Ablative Laser Treatments

[ANSWER PREVIEW] ON FRACTIONAL ABLATIVE LASER TREATMENTS

The effectiveness of fractional ablative laser treatments in curing a wide variety of epidermal complications has been demonstrated in empirical literature. From February 2012 to May 2013, Jang et al. (2016) examined the effectiveness of the fractional CO₂ laser in treating postoperative scarring as a result of thyroidectomy in a sample of 55 middle-aged patients. One to two months following surgery, every patient received 4 treatment sessions in intervals of 3-4 weeks. Significant scar improvements were recorded as measured by the modified Manchester Scar Scale (nMSS), a scale that measures the degree of scarring.

In particular, the average nMSS score declined from 13.26 to 9.35, representing a decrease of approximately 29%. This study demonstrates the efficacy of the fractional CO₂ laser in treating scarring, but its non-randomised and non-controlled nature is a notable weakness. This makes it difficult to ascertain whether the recorded outcomes were actually as a result of the treatment. This difficulty is further compounded by the scarcity of methodologically rigorous research on the efficacy of fractional CO₂ laser therapy in treating postoperative scarring caused by thyroidectomy.

Another limitation is that follow-up was done over a very short period of time. As complete scar healing following thyroidectomy and many other surgical procedures often takes several months (up to 18 months) (Jang et al., 2016), it is difficult to tell whether the observed outcomes were maintained in the…[Buy Full Answer for Just USD 9: 2291 WORDS]

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