Kissimmee, Florida—Any soldier returning from Iraq and Afghanistan faces plenty of challenges when trying to reestablish a normal life. But when you have been severely burned and disfigured by an Individual Explosive Device (IED) planted above ground and intended for your face, the road back to normalcy is a much more difficult journey. Until now. Physicians, scientists and engineers at the 32ndAnnual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery in Kissimmee, Florida this week are reviewing innovative new laser treatments that can mitigate disfigurement and improve functionality of scarred tissue that results from severe burns.

Due to advances in medical care, the number of individuals who survive serious burns has increased in the U.S. to approximately 1 million per year. Unfortunately, many of those surviving burn victims have severe disfigurement.

“What we have learned recently is that early intervention with laser scar treatments can achieve extraordinary...