Laser therapy in wound healing associated with diabetes mellitus - Review

The article discusses the results of a literature review on the application of low intensity laser therapy on the healing of wounds associated diabetes mellitus in the last 10 years. objective: to determine the most effective parameter in healing wounds related to diabetes mellitus,as well as the most widely used type of laser. methodology: consisted of bibliographic searching the databases bireme,scielo,pubmed/medline and lilacs by using the keywords related to the topic. were selected from these keywords,papers discussing the use of laser on wounds associated with diabetes,published in the period 2005-2014,in portuguese or english. results: after analyzing the research,12 studies consistent with the theme were selected. conclusion: based on this review,the studies that showed more satisfactory results in healing diabetic wounds were those who applied energy densities in the range of 3-5 j/cm2,power densities equal to or below 0.2 w/cm2 and continuous emission. the he-ne laser with a wavelength of 632.8 nm was used more often. © 2016 by anais brasileiros de dermatologia.