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The Effects of Laser Therapy in Treating Hypertrophic Scars and Keloids after Median Sternotomy: A Scoping Review

Laura Schianchi^1,*, Fabrizio Vaira², Massimo Chessa^1,3, Serena Francesca Flocco⁴, Arianna Magon⁴, Gianluca Conte⁴, Karina Geraldina Zuniga Olaya⁵, Giacomo Bortolussi⁶, Erika Cioffi¹, Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola², Santo Raffaele Mercuri², Rosario Caruso^4,7

1 Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, 20097, Italy
2 Dermatology and Cosmetology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, 20132, Italy
3 Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, 20132, Italy
4 Health Professions Research and Development Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, 20097, Italy
5 Department of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, 20097, Italy
6 Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, 20097, Italy
7 Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, 20133, Italy

* Corresponding Author: Laura Schianchi. Email: