Objective: Pathologic scarring affects millions of people worldwide. Quantitative and
qualitative measurement modalities are needed to effectively evaluate and monitor …

Background Hypertrophic scarring and keloid can cause significant emotional and physical
discomfort. Cosmetic appearance, functional limitations, pain and pruritus form a degree of …

BACKGROUND: The tension vectors acting on the wound edges are transmitted to immature
collagen fibres synthesised during the normal healing phase. This accounts for scar …

Long‐term outcome of burn scars as well as the relation with clinically relevant parameters
has not been studied quantitatively. Therefore, we conducted a detailed analysis on the …

In this study, we aimed to quantify the effects of fractional ablative carbon dioxide laser
therapy in the treatment of widespread hypertrophic burn scars. While many different pilot …

Background: Botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) is known to prevent fibroblast proliferation and
expression of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1). It also induces temporary muscle …

Importance Until recently, no ideal valid, feasible, and reliable scar scale existed to
effectively assess the quality of postoperative linear scars. The Scar Cosmesis Assessment …

Non-invasive treatment options for hypertrophic scars (HTS) are limited, and treating HTS
remains challenging due to their unappealing appearance and associated social stigma. In …

Color measurements are an essential part of scar evaluation. Thus, vascularization
(erythema) and pigmentation (melanin) are common outcome parameters in scar research …

Operational scars, especially those located on the exposed parts of the body, can be
distressing. Despite high demand for an early intervention to minimize surgical scars, there …