Improvement of Microstomia in Scleroderma after Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment

• Main Authors: Imane Bennani (Author), Raphael Lopez (Author), Delphine Bonnet (Author), Gregoire Prevot (Author), Arnaud Constantin (Author), Dominique Chauveau (Author), Carle Paul (Author), Cristina Bulai Livideanu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Limited mouth opening (LMO) is a frequent complication of systemic sclerosis (SS). Its management is complex and there are limited treatment options. We report four patients with SS and severe LMO [interincisal distance (IID) 2) laser. Pulsed CO2 laser treatment of the white lips was performed after...