28 January 2026
: Case report 
Fractional CO₂ Laser (SCAR3 Scanner) for a Hypertrophic Retracting Cleft Lip Scar: A Case Report
Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Congenital defects / diseases
Giuseppe Scarcella
ABCDEF 1, Laura Pieri BCEF 2, Irene Fusco BDEF 2*, Anna Sara Gervasi BCEF 2, Francesca Madeddu BCEF 2, Tiziano Zingoni ABCDEFG 2
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950607
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950607
Figure 2 The mVSS compares the condition of facial scar at baseline (yellow bars) and follow-up (green bars) across 6 different characteristics: vascularity (decreased slightly from 1 (baseline) to around 0.1 (follow-up); pigmentation (reduced from 1 to approximately 0.1); pliability (showed the most significant improvement, decreasing from 3 to 1); height reduced from 2 to 1; pain (very minimal change, slightly above 0 in both cases); and pruritus (also showed minimal change, slightly above 0 at both time points).