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Scar Management Practice and Science: A Comprehensive Approach to Controlling Scar Tissue and Avoiding Hypertrophic Scarring

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ADVANCES IN SKIN & WOUND CARE
Volume 24, Issue 12, Pages 555-561

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LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000408465.81257.46

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scar management and control; scar tissue; hypertrophic scarring; collagen remodelling

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A meta-analysis of the literature forms the basis of a treatment regimen focused on the principles of support, controlled inflammation, hydration, and hastened collagen remodeling. The presented clinical trial avoided hypertrophic scarring in more than 80% of cases, validating the theory of targeting many areas of scar control in 1 approach.

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