Significance: Scarring of the skin from burns, surgery, and injury constitutes a major burden
on the healthcare system. Patients affected by major scars, particularly children, suffer from …

Keloids and hypertrophic scars occur anywhere from 30 to 90% of patients, and are
characterized by pathologically excessive dermal fibrosis and aberrant wound healing. Both …

Many techniques for management of hypertrophic scars and keloids have been proven
through extensive use, but few have been supported by prospective studies with adequate …

Acne has a prevalence of over 90% among adolescents and persists into adulthood in
approximately 12%–14% of cases with psychological and social implications. Possible …

Background: Keloid management can be difficult and frustrating, and the mechanisms
underlying keloid formation are only partially understood. Methods: Using original and …

Background: Previous reports on the treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids have not
described clear algorithms for multimodal therapies. This article presents an evidence …

Keloid and hypertrophic scars have affected patients and frustrated physicians for centuries.
Keloid and hypertrophic scars result from excessive collagen deposition, the cause of which …

Background. Keloids and hypertrophic scars are benign fibrous growths that occur after
trauma or wounding of the skin and present a major therapeutic dilemma to the …

Keloidal scars are abnormal scars of uncertain etiology with a predilection for certain racial
groups. Although many articles have been published on the management of these scars …

Since their earliest description, keloids and hypertrophic scars have beleaguered patients
and clinicians alike. These scars can be aesthetically disfiguring, functionally debilitating …