OBJECTIVE We present a patient with persistent hypertrophic skin surrounding the percutaneous implant of a bone-anchored hearing aid system, successfully treated with intralesional applied corticosteroids. METHOD Case report and review of the world literature concerning bone-anchored hearing aid implantation and intralesional applied corticosteroids for the treatment of hypertrophic scars and...

The management of keloids and hypertrophic scars continues to challenge health-care providers. Though both forms of pathologic scarring are distinct entities at the macro and microscopic level, their etiologies and treatment are often similar. Potential treatment approaches are progressing, and combinations of treatment options have been proposed in the literature with promising outcomes. The t...

BACKGROUND Keloids are a dermal fibroproliferative scar of unknown etiology. There is no good animal model for the study of keloids, which hinders the development and assessment of treatments for keloids. METHODS Human keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts were isolated from 3 human skin tissues: normal skin, white scars, and keloids. A mixed-cell slurry containing keratinocytes and dermal fib...

Wound reparative process after surgery, burns, injuries, and infl ammatory processes results in a spectrum of scar formation ranging from nearly scarless healing to excessive fi brosis or atrophy. S carring is considered a major medical problem that leads to aesthetic and functional sequelae. Scar tissue is clinically distinguished from normal skin by an aberrant color, rough surface texture, i...

BACKGROUND Our complete understanding of hypertrophic scarring is still deficient, as portrayed by the poor clinical outcomes when treating them. To address the need for alternative treatment strategies, we assess the swine animal burn model as an initial approach for immature scar evaluation and therapeutic application. METHODS Thermal contact burns were created on the dorsum of 3 domestic s...

Many techniques for management of hypertrophic scars and keloids have been proven through extensive use, but few have been supported by prospective studies with adequate control groups. Several new therapies showed good results in small-scale trials, but these have not been repeated in larger trials with long-term follow-up. This article reports a qualitative overview of the available clinical ...

BACKGROUND Results of various studies suggest that the hypertrophic and keloid scars are highly prevalent in the general population and are irritating both physically and mentally. OBJECTIVE Considering the variety of existing therapies, intense pulsed light (IPL) method along with corticosteroid injection was evaluated in treating these scars. MATERIALS AND METHODS 86 subjects were include...

Abstract Scars are the normal outcome of wound repair and involve a co-ordinated inflammatory fibrotic process. When scar does not resolve, uncontrolled chronic inflammation can persist elicits excessive scarring that leads to range abnormal phenotypes such as hypertrophic keloid scars. These pathologies result in significant impairment quality life over long period time. Existing treatment opt...