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No studies found 73 · 5.6%GRADE not reported 21 · 1.6%Very low 497 · 38.1%Low 403 · 30.9%Moderate 245 · 18.8%High 64 · 4.9%

Laser therapy vs no treatment

Scar severity ‐ 585‐nm Pulsed‐Dye Laser (PDL) versus no treatment ‐ patient self‐assessment of scar improvement of 50% or higher ‐ hypertrophic and keloid scars ‐ · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars

Laser therapy may leads to higher scar severity ‐ 585‐nm Pulsed‐Dye Laser (PDL) versus no treatment ‐… compared with no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laser therapy vs no treatment

Scar severity ‐ 585‐nm Pulsed‐Dye Laser (PDL) versus Triamcinolone acetonide (TAC) ‐ Vancouver Burn Scar (VBS) (Higher score = worse scar appearance) ‐ hypertrophic scars ‐ · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars
2 findings from 1 review

Laser therapy vs other treatments

Scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL versus TAC ‐ patient self‐assessment of scar improvement of 50% or higher, or patients considering the scar better or much better ‐ hypertrophic and keloid scars ‐ · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars

It is very uncertain whether laser therapy changes scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL versus TAC ‐ patient self‐assessment of… compared with other treatments (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laser therapy vs other treatments

Scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL versus 5‐FU ‐ patient self‐assessment of scar improvement of 50% or higher ‐ hypertrophic and keloid scars ‐ · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars

It is very uncertain whether laser therapy changes scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL versus 5‐FU ‐ patient self‐assessment of… compared with other treatments (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laser therapy vs other treatments

Scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL versus TAC plus 5‐FU ‐ patient self‐assessment of scar improvement of 50% or higher ‐ hypertrophic and keloid scars ‐ · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars

It is very uncertain whether laser therapy changes scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL versus TAC plus 5‐FU ‐ patient… compared with other treatments (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laser therapy plus other treatment vs other treatment

Scar severity: Nd:YAG laser plus Diprospan plus 5‐FU versus Diprospan plus 5‐FU ‐ patient self‐assessment of scar improvement of 50% or higher ‐ keloid scars ‐ · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars

It is very uncertain whether laser therapy plus other treatment changes scar severity: Nd:YAG laser plus Diprospan plus 5‐FU versus… compared with other treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laser therapy plus other treatment vs other treatment

Scar severity ‐ Helium‐Neon (He‐Ne) laser plus decamethyltetrasiloxane, polydimethylsiloxane and cyclopentasiloxane cream versus decamethyltetrasiloxane, polydimethylsiloxane and cyclopentasiloxane cream ‐ Vancouver Scar scale (VSS) (higher scores... · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars
1 finding from 1 review