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Scar Contractures, Hypertrophic Scars, and Keloids

A. Brissett, D. Sherris

2001.12.24FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY

DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-18827

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Treatment begins by educating the patient about the etiology of the scarring process, and the standard approach to keloids and HTSs begins with corticosteroid injection followed by surgical excision, pressure dressings, and long-term follow-up.

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BRISSETT, A.; SHERRIS, D. Scar contractures, hypertrophic scars, and keloids. FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY, 2001, 17: 263–272.