Reduction of surgical-site infections and improvement of scar parameters with a uniform fractional ultra-pulse CO₂ laser protocol in cosmetic surgery: a five-center retrospective cohort.

Front Med (Lausanne) · 2025 · PMC12678076 · PMID 41357482

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No significant interaction was observed for BMI ( p = 0.707) or surgeon experience ( p = 0.314), and operative time approached significance ( p = 0.061), suggesting that laser benefits are primarily mediated through improved inflammatory modulation and tissue recovery kinetics, as shown in Figure 3 .

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