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AF dermatologist uses laser to treat wounded warrior scars

May 29th, 2009
Maj. (Dr.) Chad Hivnor, chief of pediatric dermatology at Wilford Hall Medical Center here, is using a new fractional laser to treat battle scars on troops injured in operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

"The laser softens the texture of the scars," said Doctor Hivnor. "We are following the results achieved and functional improvements."

Initially, Doctor Hivnor used this state-of-the-art fractional laser technology to treat small scars on children. This gave him familiarity and experience with the laser for larger scars often seen on wounded warriors.
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