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Review
. 2023 Jun;103(3):515-527.
doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2023.01.012. Epub 2023 Mar 21.

Burn Scar Management and Reconstructive Surgery

Noor Obaidi  1 , Corey Keenan  1 , Rodney K Chan  2
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Review

Burn Scar Management and Reconstructive Surgery

Noor Obaidi et al. Surg Clin North Am. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

This chapter highlights the importance of a comprehensive burn scar treatment plan in approaching a burn survivor. General concepts of burn scar physiology and a practical system to describe burn scars based on cause, biology, and symptoms are presented. Common scar management modalities including nonsurgical, surgical, and adjuvant therapies are further discussed.

Keywords: Burn scars; Functional reconstruction; Hypertrophic scars; Keloid; Reconstructive surgery; Scar contracture; Scar management; Surgical scar techniques.

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