Scars

MG Jeschke, FM Wood, E Middelkoop… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Wound healing occurs as a response to disruption of the epidermis and dermis. It is an
intricate and well-orchestrated response with the goal to restore skin integrity and function …

Hypertrophic scars and keloids: advances in treatment and review of established therapies

FS Frech, L Hernandez, R Urbonas, GA Zaken… - American journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Hypertrophic scars and keloids can have significant detrimental effects on patients both
psychosocially and functionally. A careful identification of patient risk factors and a …

[HTML][HTML] A tough, antibacterial and antioxidant hydrogel dressing accelerates wound healing and suppresses hypertrophic scar formation in infected wounds

X Liu, Y Sun, J Wang, Y Kang, Z Wang, W Cao, J Ye… - Bioactive Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Wound management is an important issue that places enormous pressure on the physical
and mental health of patients, especially in cases of infection, where the increased …

Intradermal delivery of an angiotensin II receptor blocker using a personalized microneedle patch for treatment of hypertrophic scars

Y Huang, J Li, Y Wang, D Chen, J Huang, W Dai… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
High-quality postoperative rehabilitation is the focus of most patients currently, and
hypertrophic scar (HS) greatly reduces the patient's quality of life due to the symptom of …

Comparison of surgical excision followed by adjuvant radiotherapy and laser combined with steroids for the treatment of keloids: A systematic review and meta …

S Fu, L Duan, Y Zhong, Y Zeng - International Wound Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This meta‐analysis aims to evaluate and compare the effect of surgical excision followed by
adjuvant radiotherapy and laser combined with steroids on keloids. Relevant studies …

Astragalus Mongholicus: A review of its anti-fibrosis properties

F Gong, R Qu, Y Li, Y Lv, J Dai - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Fibrosis-related diseases (FRD) include cerebral fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis,
cardiac fibrosis, liver fibrosis, renal fibrosis, peritoneal fibrosis, etc. The effects of fibrosis can …

A role for vitamin D and the vitamin D receptor in keloid disorder

JM Hahn, KA Combs, HM Powell… - Wound Repair and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Keloids are disfiguring fibroproliferative lesions that can occur in susceptible individuals
following any skin injury. They are extremely challenging to treat, with relatively low …

The application of corticosteroids for pathological scar prevention and treatment: current review and update

M Sheng, Y Chen, H Li, Y Zhang, Z Zhang - Burns & Trauma, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The prevention and treatment of pathological scars remain challenging. Corticosteroids are
the mainstay drugs in clinical scar prevention and treatment as they effectively induce scar …

Endogenous stimuli-responsive separating microneedles to inhibit hypertrophic scar through remodeling the pathological microenvironment

ZR Yang, H Suo, JW Fan, N Lv, K Du, T Ma… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Hypertrophic scar (HS) considerably affects the appearance and causes tissue dysfunction
in patients. The low bioavailability of 5-fluorouracil poses a challenge for HS treatment. Here …

Expert recommendations on supportive skin care for non‐surgical and surgical procedures

JM Amici, O Cogrel, M Jourdan… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A thorough knowledge of non‐surgical procedures (laser, peelings, injections, threads) and
surgical procedures (combined surgeries and skin grafts), including contraindications and …