A new laser technology in AHN’s West Penn Hospital is improving the lives of burn patients one scar and treatment at a time.

Pain from a burn may get worse in the first few weeks as the burn heals. The color, texture, and feel of your skin will change as new skin and scar tissue form ... a shot of medicine to numb the area ...

Fractional carbon dioxide laser treatments are effective at reducing postsurgical scarring, particularly in the first month after surgery.

A prospective cohort study enrolled 25 patients aged 15-65 years (mean age, 28.48 years; 41.5% women) with postburn hypertrophic scars at a hospital in Pakistan. The mean number of burns per ...