Keloids are disfiguring fibroproliferative lesions that can occur in susceptible individuals
following any skin injury. They are extremely challenging to treat, with relatively low …

There is a marked inflammatory and hypermetabolic response following a burn injury. The
interlinked responses are more pronounced than for other forms of trauma and can persist …

Scar formation is an important adverse consequence of burns. How patients appraise their
scar quality is often studied shortly after sustaining the injury, but information in the long …

Aim To investigate the effect of ablative fractional CO 2 laser (AFCO 2 L) on burns scar
appearance and dermal architecture at 6 weeks and up to 3-years post-treatment. Methods …

Background There is a lack of rigorous research investigating the factors that influence scar
outcome in children. Improved clinical decision-making to reduce the health burden due to …

The skin is home to an assortment of fibroblastic lineages that shape the wound repair
response toward scars or regeneration. In this review, we discuss the distinct embryonic …

Hypertrophic scarring (HSc) is an age-old problem that still affects millions of people
physically, psychologically, and economically. Despite advances in surgical techniques and …

The tendency to use less-invasive laser-based methods with far more obvious effectiveness
has been taken into consideration today for improvement of burning scars. The present …

Background Burn scar maturation can take several years but is generally studied shortly
after injury. Therefore, we investigated patient-reported scar quality up to 5–7 years post …

Pathological scarring in burn wounds can result in hypertrophic scars and/or contractures.
Prevalences of hypertrophic scarring after burn injuries between 8% and 67% are reported …