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Proliferative scarring

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2003
Proliferative scarring in all organ systems is an enigma. Treatment has been difficult to impossible because the pathobiology of exuberant scarring and fibrosis was unclear. With the concept that proliferative scarring can be viewed on the healing trajectory and dissected into variations of the normal wound healing cellular processes mediated by ...
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Scar management

Nursing Standard, 2003
Scarring has major psychological and physical repercussions--for example, scarring on the face and visible regions of the body can be very distressing for the patient, whether it is simple acne scars or large, raised surgical or traumatic scars. This article discusses the process of scar formation, the differences between scars and proposes a number of
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Scarring Alopecia

Dermatologic Clinics, 1987
The scarring alopecias are a diverse group of diseases characterized by the combination of follicular destruction and dermal scarring. In this article we divide scarring alopecias into three broad categories, pediatric diseases, perifollicular lymphocytic diseases, and folliculopustular diseases, and discuss selected entities from each category.
R C, Newton   +3 more
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Hypertrophic Scar

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 2011
Hypertrophic scars are common complications of burn injury and other soft tissue injuries. Excessive extracellular matrix combined with inadequate remodeling of scar tissue results in an aesthetically and functionally unsatisfactory, painful, pruritic scar that can impair function.
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Scar Tissue

Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling: Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications, 2015
Scar tissue is associated with physical wounds and their mending, but it is also descriptive in portraying the emotional scarring that occurs following adversity, resulting in potential psychological morbidity. Provided the adversity is not severe, such challenges to adaptability may provoke Andrew Solomon’s process of forging meaning and building ...
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Scar Assessment

2012
Scars may lead to an array of functional, cosmetic, and psychological consequences. Scar tissue is usually distinguished from normal skin by an aberrant color, increased thickness, irregular surface area, and poor functional quality, caused by loss of pliability and contraction or expansion of the surface area.
Verhaegen, Pauline D.H.M.   +3 more
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Facial Scars

Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2000
The management of facial scars is a challenging problem, even for the experienced physician. Careful analysis of the scar's visibility and unpleasantness to the patient is necessary before determining a treatment plan. Multiple modalities are often needed to achieve optimal results.
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Scarring and Scar Management

2019
Scarring is the result of an injury of the deep portion of the dermis. It is commonly caused through elective or emergency surgery, accidental or deliberate trauma or through different dermatological afflictions. While most scars are inconspicuous, pathological forms of scarring can greatly influence the lives of affected patients.
Gerd G. Gauglitz, Julian Poetschke
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SCAR REVISION

Dermatologic Clinics, 1998
Scar improvement is an age old endeavor. Multiple modalities exist for improving a scar's appearance. This article will review scar types and offer a brief overview of nonsurgical and surgical options for scar revision.
S T, McGillis, A R, Lucas
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Fibroproliferative scars

Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2003
Fibroproliferative scars remain an ongoing clinical challenge. Both hypertrophic scars and keloids require multimodal therapy toachieve partally successful treatment. At the present time incomplete understanding about the pathogenesis of fibroproliferative scars makes targeted, mechanistic treatment impossible.
Shahrad R, Rahban, Warren L, Garner
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