Abstract:Objective To analyze the effect of autologous fat grafting combined with fractional laser therapy in the treatment of hypertrophic scars.Methods The 158 patients with hypertrophic scars admitted to Norman Bethune Hospital Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University from January 2021 to January 2024 were selected. Patients were divided into the control group and the observation group using the random number table method, with 79 cases in each group. The control group received fractional laser therapy combined with the topical application of growth factors, while the observation group received combined treatment of autologous fat grafting and fractional laser therapy. The therapeutic effect, Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) scores, levels of serum indicators [vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and epidermal cell growth factor (EGF) ], and adverse reactions from the start of treatment to one year after the end of treatment were compared between the two groups.Results The overall effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). The differences in sub-item scores for pigmentation, vascularity, pliability, and height on the VSS before and after treatment of the observation group were higher than those of the control group (P < 0.05). The differences in VEGF and EGF levels in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the overall incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusions Compared to fractional laser therapy alone, the addition of autologous fat grafting further enhances the treatment efficacy for hypertrophic scars, alleviates scar symptoms, improves the expression of related serum markers, and does not increase the risk of adverse reactions.