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Review
. 2003 Jan 11;326(7380):88-92.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7380.88.

Skin scarring

A Bayat  1 , D A McGrouther, M W J Ferguson
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Review

Skin scarring

A Bayat et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
A fine line scar in forearm of a white man after a knife wound
Figure 2
Figure 2
Widespread scar (A) in the midline after surgical incision and a hypertrophic scar (B) after transverse surgical incision in an Asian woman
Figure 3
Figure 3
Atrophic scars after acne in upper back and shoulder area of a white man
Figure 4
Figure 4
Scar contracture of forearm and wrist after a burn injury to a white woman
Figure 5
Figure 5
Presence of multiple scar types in same anatomical site of a white woman after surgery—widespread scar (A), hypertrophic scar (B), and keloid scar (C)
Figure 6
Figure 6
Right ear keloid scar after reduction surgery for prominent ears in a white man
Figure 7
Figure 7
Flow chart for managing scars from diagnosis to treatment
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