Hypertrophic scars and keloids can have significant detrimental effects on patients both
psychosocially and functionally. A careful identification of patient risk factors and a …

Background Keloids are pathologic scars that pose a significant functional and cosmetic
burden. They are challenging to treat, despite the multitude of treatment modalities currently …

Background The high recurrence rate of keloids has lead to the use of multiple treatment
adjuncts to improve cosmetic outcomes after surgery. To date, there has been no single …

Background: Excision followed by adjuvant irradiation is considered safe and most
efficacious for treatment of keloid scars. Recently, different authors published successful …

This meta‐analysis aims to evaluate and compare the effect of surgical excision followed by
adjuvant radiotherapy and laser combined with steroids on keloids. Relevant studies …

Scar development remains a common occurrence and a major healthcare challenge
affecting the lives of millions of patients annually. Severe injuries to the skin, such as burns …

Scars are the normal outcome of wound repair and involve a co-ordinated inflammatory and
fibrotic process. When a scar does not resolve, uncontrolled chronic inflammation can …

Objective To provide a critical overview of current radiation modalities for keloid
management. Background Despite multimodal therapies, keloids that can develop following …

Objective: Radiation therapy combined with surgical excision was considered as one of the
most effective treatment plans for keloid lesions. However, there was no unanimity found …

Keloids are a fibroproliferative disorder that can result from a cutaneous injury to the reticular
dermis. Recurrence rates as high as 100% have been reported following surgical excision …