Support for the Center for Severely Burned Children (at the Schwabinger Klinikum) in the acquisition of a CO2 laser

If burns have caused scars, they require regular application of cream, scar massage, and compression garments. If this isn't sufficient, there are two established methods for softening and flattening scars: medical needling or fractional CO2 laser.

In both cases, numerous small holes are punched into the scar. Needling is done mechanically using a needle roller, which leads to corresponding bleeding. The fractional CO2 laser (ultrapulse laser) follows the same therapeutic principle, but here the small holes are burned into the scar using the laser beam. Bleeding is minimal, patients experience little postoperative pain, and can often be treated on an outpatient basis. This is a tolerable and minimally stressful form of therapy, especially for the treatment of children with burns.

The Florian Lex Foundation has financially supported the Center for Severely Burned Children in purchasing a CO2 laser.