On April 23, the "Scar Treatment and Management Academic Salon" hosted by Bakang Medical was held in Wuhan. The conference gathered experts from multiple disciplines including burn, plastic surgery, dermatology, and traditional Chinese medicine to discuss the development direction of scar treatment.

The conference was chaired by Professor Xie Weiguo, former director of the Burn Department at Wuhan Third Hospital and chief expert of Bakang Medical. In his opening remarks, Professor Xie emphasized: "Scar treatment is a multidisciplinary field involving burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, and other specialties. In the past, each department operated independently. Today, we gather here to break down disciplinary barriers, promote interdisciplinary integration, and provide patients with more systematic and effective treatment." He introduced each of the attending experts and warmly welcomed everyone's presence.

Professor Xie Weiguo

Attending experts: Professor Sun Jiaming from Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Hospital, Professor Wang Deyun from Wuhan Third Hospital, Professor Song Jiquan from Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Professor Wu Min from Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Professor Zhang Liang from Wuhan First Hospital, Dr. Zhu Zhigang from Wuhan Third Hospital, Dr. Wang Song from Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Director Bai Xinping from Wuhan Central Hospital, as well as President Sun Bianyou, founder of Bakang Medical, and heads of various regional branches.

President Sun Bianyou

Next, Dr. Zhao Mengjie from Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University presented "Optical and Electrical Treatment of Hypertrophic Scars and Keloids", comparing the differences between the two types of scars from a pathological perspective and systematically reviewing the application mechanisms and clinical cases of non-ablative and ablative lasers in different stages of scars. She emphasized that lasers must be part of a comprehensive treatment plan, chosen individually based on the characteristics of the scar, and not used in isolation.

Dr. Zhao Mengjie

Dr. Hou Kai from Tongji Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology presented "Non-Surgical Treatment of Eyelid Scar Contracture", which caught the attention of many doctors. He demonstrated the successful treatment of several severe eyelid contractures after trauma using a combination of composite lasers, subcutaneous dissection, and eyelid traction, effectively restoring the shape and function of the eyelids and avoiding the trauma of traditional surgery. This approach provides a new non-surgical option for eyelid scars.

Dr. Hou Kai

Following this, Professors Wu Min, Huang Lei, Wang Deyun, Zhu Zhan Yong, and Zhang Liang provided comments on the reports. Professor Wu Min acknowledged Bakang's sense of public responsibility and emphasized the principles of early intervention and comprehensive treatment. Professor Huang Lei raised specific questions: Can early-stage scars be treated with superficial radiotherapy? President Sun responded that while superficial radiotherapy is effective, it is not the first choice and should be used precisely for high-risk patients after surgery or ring drilling. Professor Zhang Liang reviewed his long-standing relationship with Bakang, admiring its efficacy, follow-up system, and public welfare achievements, and noted that the current multidisciplinary scar treatment philosophy is becoming increasingly unified.

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Director Zhang Liang

Dr. Wang Yong from Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University then presented "Experience with Ring Drilling in Scar Treatment", further expanding the application scenarios of ring drilling—such as unsuitable for large incisions in joint area scars, facial atrophic acne scars (pits), and perioral scars, providing new minimally invasive options for clinicians.

Dr. Wang Yong

Director Li Huijun from Bakang Medical's Wuhan branch presented "Systematic Treatment of Keloids". He pointed out that single treatment methods have a high recurrence rate and must integrate techniques from dermatology, burn surgery, plastic surgery, radiotherapy, and rehabilitation to form a closed loop from classification assessment, individualized comprehensive treatment to long-term follow-up. He introduced Bakang's "full life cycle companionship" management: after each patient's treatment, they enter an active follow-up system for at least two years, using a three-color warning system to identify signs of folliculitis or in situ recurrence early and intervene promptly, thus maintaining a high cure rate.

Director Li Huijun

Dr. Wang Liang from Bakang Medical's Wuhan branch shared an innovative surgical technique—"Scar Skin Graft Replantation", derived from the concept of burn skin grafting, taking split-thickness skin from the excised scar tissue, cutting it into stamp-sized pieces for replantation, replacing traditional large incision suturing or expanders. He believes this method heals quickly, causes minimal damage, and is particularly suitable for large-area keloids that cannot be directly tension-reduced and sutured.

Dr. Wang Liang

In the second round of expert comments, Professor Bai Xinping from Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine proposed that there may be exploration space for TCM in oral formulations or external treatments for scars. Professor Wang Song from Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University admitted that he gained the most from Director Li Huijun's report, which was the "attention to small lesions around the treatment area during follow-up," a detail often overlooked in public hospitals; he also believed that Bakang's follow-up model is worth emulating.

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He thanked the experts for their excellent presentations and Bakang Medical for providing this high-level interdisciplinary exchange platform, "Hope that in the future, we can take this salon as a starting point to implement the 'three-tier prevention' and full-cycle management of scars in Hubei and even the Central China region, benefiting more patients."

Professor Xie Weiguo

President Sun Bianyou delivered the closing speech, thanking the experts for sharing their knowledge and especially acknowledging the innovative strength of young doctors. He expressed that Bakang is willing to open up its technology, equipment, and case database for in-depth collaboration with colleagues in research projects and academic exchanges, ultimately making "returning scar patients to a better life" a tangible path.