Scars are divided into many subgroups. Mature (white scars) Hypertrophic or keloidal (inflamed and thickened scars) Dark pigmentation (discoloration is not true scarring and usually slowly resolves ...

The proliferative phase occurs during the first few months, and pharmaceutical intervention can help to decrease the risk of aesthetically disfiguring hypertrophic or keloid scars, thereby ...

Hypertrophic scars and keloids are 2 forms of excessive cutaneous scarring that occur in predisposed individuals. The healing process varies greatly among patients, and the risk of a bad scar ...