Abstract: The pathological scar can cause serious psychological and physiological morbidity to the patients. How to treat the pathological scar is a challenge faced by plastic surgeons. With the advances in laser technology, as well as the accumulation of clinical experiences, laser technique has become an important method of scar treatment. It is capable of revising the pathological scar by destroying blood vessels and stimulating collagen remodeling within the scar. In this paper, the application of laser techniques for the treatment of pathological scar was reviewed.

Key words: Pathological scar, Pulsed dye laser, Stripped lattice laser, Non stripped lattice laser