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RETRACTION: Clinical Efficacy of Ablative Laser Combined With Pulsed Dye laser in the Treatment of Pathological Scars: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
TL;DR
This retracted paper claimed to review the effectiveness of combining two laser treatments for scars but was found to have used a flawed peer review process.
Contribution
The paper originally aimed to present a systematic review and meta-analysis of laser treatments for pathological scars.
Findings
The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
No valid conclusions about laser treatment efficacy can be drawn from this retracted work.
Abstract
RETRACTION: TianY. , LiM. , ChengR. , YuanJ. , and Haol. , “Clinical Efficacy of Ablative Laser Combined With Pulsed Dye laser in the Treatment of Pathological Scars: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 2 (2024): e14567, 10.1111/iwj.14567. The above article, published online on 30 January 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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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Taxonomy
TopicsDermatologic Treatments and Research · Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies · Skin Protection and Aging
RETRACTION:
Y. Tian , M. Li , R. Cheng , J. Yuan , and l. Hao , “Clinical Efficacy of Ablative Laser Combined With Pulsed Dye laser in the Treatment of Pathological Scars: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 2 (2024): e14567, 10.1111/iwj.14567.
The above article, published online on 30 January 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.