Use of pulsed electric fields may reduce scar formation after burns, other injuries

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has reported that repeated treatment with pulsed electric fields - a noninvasive procedure that does not generate heat - may help reduce the development of scarring. In the Journal of Investigative Dermatology the investigators from the MGH Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH-CEM) and collaborators describe how use of the technology - called partial irreversible electroporation - reduced scarring after burn injuries in an animal model and ...