Current Indications of Low-Level Laser Therapy in Plastic Surgery: A Review

    Barbara Hersant, Mounia SidAhmed-Mezi, Romain Bosc, Jean Paul Meningaud
    Studysummary This review assesses low-level laser therapy in plastic surgery and reports that it may improve flap survival and burn scars, but lacks efficacy for venous ulcers, alopecia, and skin aging.
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