Table 7 . Melanin Pigment Evaluation With Dummett-Gupta Index .
Procedure | Preoperatively | 7 Days | 3 Months | 6 Months | 12 Months |
Scalpel | 2.58 ± 0.51 | 0.16± 0.38 | 0.11±0.31 | 0.23± 0.36 | 0.33±0.49 |
Laser | 2.58 ± 0.51 | 0.08± 0.28 | 0.22± 0.41 | 0.31± 0.48 | 0.83± 0.28 |
P value | 0.9764 | 0.7373 | 0.2510 | 0.2615 | 0.2912 |