# RETRACTION: Ultrapulse Carbon Dioxide Dot Matrix Laser for Facial Scar Treatment: A Meta‐Analysis

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/iwj.70321 · 2025-03-06

## TL;DR

This paper was retracted because it was accepted due to a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper has no valid contribution as it was retracted.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted by the journal editor and publisher.
- The peer review process was found to be compromised.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

YanH.
, 
SunY.
, 
HuY.
, and 
WuY.
, “Ultrapulse Carbon Dioxide Dot Matrix Laser for Facial Scar Treatment: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14429, 10.1111/iwj.14429.PMC1082872437814494

The above article, published online on 09 October 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11884901