Postburn scars: an update |
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Authors: | Stella Maurizio Castagnoli Carlotta Gangemi Ezio Nicola |
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Affiliation: | Department of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Burn Center and Skin Bank, Trauma Center, Turin, Italy. stella.maurizio@libero.it |
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Abstract: | Burn wounds give rise to the largest scars we can find in human pathology, influencing patients' quality of life. Despite the improved knowledge on pathophysiology, efficacy of the various treatments remains unsatisfactory. In this short review recent literature is examined with a focus on recent data on postburn pathological scars epidemiology and risk factors, which underline the high prevalence and the long evolution, pointing to identify this illness as a systemic inflammatory one, more frequent in women and in those of younger age, regulated by local factors relevant in wound healing. |
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