Although scars may partially fade with time, the mark they leave behind are a constant
reminder of the incident that initially caused the skin injury. Some of our patients are able to …

INTRODUCTION—Hypertrophic scars and keloids are fibroproliferative disorders that result
from aberrant wound healing in predisposed individuals following trauma, inflammation …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to evaluate the efficacy of early
intervention in wound healing on scar formation across multiple scar types and …

A complex array of reparative tissue mechanisms occur in the skin after epithelial barrier
disruption and many patients develop abnormal healing responses that result in inadequate …

Recent advances in optical technologies have produced laser systems capable of
optimizing the appearance of scars from various etiologies. Laser treatment can commence …

Hypertrophic scars appear weeks following an injury, while keloid scars develop months to
years later. Some patients have a higher risk of developing hypertrophic and keloid scars …

Fifteen patients with erythematous/hypertrophic scars and eleven patients with post-
inflammatory brown hyperpigmentation of scars were treated with flashlamp pump pulsed …

Significance: Hypertrophic scars, keloids, and burn injuries of the skin have a significant
impact on patients 'lives and impact the health care system tremendously. Treating skin …

Scars can be caused in various ways by injury to the mid to deep dermis, such as through
surgery, and various inflammatory skin diseases or, even spontaneously, without obvious …