Keloid scars and hypertrophic scars are types of abnormal scars that can develop after skin injuries. Keloids are characterized by excessive growth of scar tissue that extends beyond the original ...

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In a cohort study, fractional CO2 laser therapy was effective in treating postburn hypertrophic scars ... inflammatory pigmentation, atrophic scars, keloids, keloid tendencies, hypersensitivity ...

Sometimes lumpy ‘hypertrophic’ or ‘keloid’ scars are produced when too much collagen is produced at the site of a wound. In the case of keloid scars, the scar keeps growing even after the ...

Keloid scars (KS) and hypertrophic scars (HS) are fibroproliferative wound healing defects characterized by excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) in the dermis of affected individuals.

keloids, and hypertrophic scar (which may be pigmented as in acne scars after prolonged minocycline treatment), and seborrheic keratoses. The multidisciplinary team may include all or some of the ...

Certain people are prone to keloids, a type of raised scar caused by dysfunctional wound healing, and want to know how to get rid of them. Surgery is an option, but for those unable or unwilling to ...