OBJECTIVE To investigate the morphology of cultured fibroblasts derived from abnormal scars and compare it to those of human normal skin. METHODS This study was carried out in the Surgical Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between December 2008 and March 2010. Fifty-two samples of hypertrophic and keloid scar were collected. An in vitro s...

Delayed post‐burn blistering is an interesting and unusual phenomenon which has received little attention in the literature.[1,2] We herein report a case of a 20‐year‐old man who presented to the dermatology outpatient department with complaints of recurrent, apparently spontaneous blistering, occurring over a post‐ burn scar. The patient had sustained a thermal burn with accidental spillage of...

In 2006, we established a scar/keloid-specialized unit in the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at Nippon Medical School (NMS) Tokyo, Japan. ensuing 15 years, treated approximately 2,000 new scar/keloid patients annually. This extensive experience has greatly improved efficacy treatments offer. Therefore, discuss here latest NMS protocol for preventing treating keloid...

BACKGROUND The aim of this review was to explore the existing body of literature focusing on the intralesional treatments of keloids and hypertrophic scars. METHODS A comprehensive systematic review of related articles was conducted across multiple databases. Article selection was limited to those published in the English language between 1950 and 2014. Search terms for the on-line research w...

PURPOSE To present a rare case of a conjunctival hypertrophic scar presenting as eyelid mass after surgical treatment of a chalazion. CASE PRESENTATION A 74-year-old man visited our clinic with severe ocular discomfort and excessive lacrimation since several months in his left eye accompanied by itching of the upper eyelid. Examination of the anterior segment revealed a 6 mm (horizontal) × 8 ...

Evaluation of the postoperative lumbar spine is sometimes difficult because of obliteration of epidural fat by hypertrophic scarring. We examined 70 patients using a high-dose intravenous contrast technique in an attempt to distinguish hypertrophic scarring from herniated disk. The CT interpretation was confirmed in all 17 patients who had follow-up operations. Thirteen had herniated disk mater...

BACKGROUND Silicone gel dressings decrease scar volume and soften hypertrophic tissue, allowing it to be more easily controlled by other methods. Although silicone does not appear to be an essential component of the treatment, nonsilicone dressings have been reported to cause no change in physical parameters during a 2-month treatment period. OBJECTIVE To compare silicone and nonsilicone gel ...

BACKGROUND Open thyroidectomy is conventionally performed at the anterior side of neck, which is a body part with a comparatively great degree of open exposure; due to this, postoperative scarring may cause distress in patients. We aimed to compare the effects of ablative and nonablative fractional laser treatments on thyroidectomy scars. We examined medical records in a retrospective manner an...

A 35 year old female presented with recurrent ventricular tachycardia 5 years after she had undergone surgical repair of double chambered right ventricle. Electroanatomical mapping showed a localised scar in the apex with double potentials and good pace map. Ablation here resulted in non-inducibility of ventricular tachycardia. We hypothesise that the scarring in the apex is the result of susta...

Hypertrophic scars and keloids are a problem that mainly dermatologists and plastic surgeons encounter. Especially in the head and neck region, these lesions are conspicuous and not easy for patients to conceal. Patients typically present with cosmetic concerns, although hypertrophic scars and keloids can also cause pruritus, pain, or pressure. This article reviews various treatment modalities ...