Multimodal Scar Management
Multimodal Scar Management Rei Ogawa KEY POINTS Keloids and hypertrophic scars (HSs), which result from abnormal healing of injured or irritated skin, are red, elevated scars that have an unappealing…
Fat Grafting for Scar Treatment
Fat Grafting for Scar Treatment Isaac B. James Sydney R. Coleman J. Peter Rubin KEY POINTS Fat grafting is a powerful technique in scar management that functions both by replacing…
Laser-Assisted Delivery of Therapeutic Agents
Laser-Assisted Delivery of Therapeutic Agents Jill S. Waibel Ashley Rudnick Peter R. Shumaker KEY POINTS The recent increase in the use of ablative fractional laser devices has fostered enthusiasm for…
Lasers and Light Devices in Scar Management
Lasers and Light Devices in Scar Management Edward Victor Ross James Daniel Jensen KEY POINTS Scar treatment with lasers should be guided by the features of the scar and the…
Surgical Scar Revision
Surgical Scar Revision Matthias B. Donelan Benjamin Levi Curtis Gaball KEY POINTS All injuries to the skin that significantly damage the papillary dermis result in scars. Scars are not inherently…
Neurobiology of Scars: Managing Pain and Itch
Neurobiology of Scars: Managing Pain and Itch Kendra Grim Michael E. Nemergut KEY POINTS Optimal management of scar-related pain and itch often requires multimodal therapy. Children with scars commonly acquire…
Medical Management of Scars
Medical Management of Scars Julian Poetschke Markus Reinholz Gerd G. Gauglitz KEY POINTS Excessive scarring represents a frequently observed medical problem around the world. In addition to their bothersome appearance,…
Optimizing Wound Healing and Scar Formation
Optimizing Wound Healing and Scar Formation Reinhard Dolp Saeid Amini Nik Marc G. Jeschke KEY POINTS Absorbable staples combine the good cosmetic results of sutures with the fast wound closure…
An Approach to Scar Mitigation
An Approach to Scar Mitigation Fiona Wood KEY POINTS The ultimate goal is skin regeneration, not repair that results in scar formation. Scar minimization begins at the time of the…
The Biomechanics of Scar Formation
The Biomechanics of Scar Formation Dominik Duscher Michael T. Longaker Geoffrey C. Gurtner KEY POINTS All phases of wound healing are influenced by mechanical forces, and mechanotransduction, the mechanisms by…
