Laser scar management: focused and high-intensity medical exchange in Vietnam.

Over the last decade, the treatment of traumatic scares with lasers has emerged as a core component of multidisciplinary management. Military dermatologists have ham fundamental role in this shift by helping to develop new applications for existing technology and promulgate the techniques to reach additional providers and patients. International engagement is a prominent and highly attractive feature of military practice, and military dermatologists routinely participate in disaster response missions and ongoing planned operations. In this article, the author presents a military perspective on the emerging niche of trauma dermatology and outlines his more than 5 years of experience leveraging these skills to lead a multidisciplinary exchange in restorative medicine and burn scar management in Vietnam.