Efficacy of fractional CO2 laser for improvement of limited mouth opening in systemic sclerosis

• Published in: Journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 387 - 393
• Main Authors: Bhat, Yasmeen, Bashir, Yaqzata, Latif, Insha, Daing, Amanullah, Devi, Reeta, Shah, Iffat, Akhtar, Saniya, Rather, Shagufta, Nabi, Nahida, Saqib, Najam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mumbai Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2022; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Lasers; Original; Scleroderma; Carbon dioxide (CO2) laser; limited mouth opening (LMO); systemic sclerosis; mouth handicap in systemic sclerosis (MHISS); diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc)

Background: Systemic sclerosis is a multisystem auto-inflammatory disease-causing fibrosis in the skin and internal organs. A frequent complication of systemic sclerosis is the limited mouth opening (LMO), a difficult-to-treat condition with only a few treatment options available. Aims and Objective...