Yonsei Med J.  2016 Nov;57(6):1540-1541. 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.6.1540.

Postoperative Treatment of Linear Thyroidectomy Scars with the Pinhole Method Using a 10600-nm Carbon Dioxide Laser

• Seo J
• Lee JW
• Kim DY

• KMID: 2427179
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2016.57.6.1540

Abstract

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  Fig. 1 (A) Treatment of narrow linear scars after thyroidectomy can be challenging. Treatment with a fractional laser damages the surrounding tissue due to the larger spot size (black arrows). Intralesional steroid injections cause surrounding atrophy and telangiectasia (white arrows). (B) With the pinhole method, tiny holes with adequate penetration depth were created in the area of the scar. Clinical photographs of 46-year-old (C and D) and 39-year-old (E and F) female Korean patients. Marked improvement was observed after the treatment with the pinhole method. The pinhole method ensures scar flattening and successfully blurs the scar margins.

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