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A Mouse Model of Mechanotransduction-driven, Human-like Hypertrophic Scarring
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[Prevention and treatment of pathological scars]
Jesep M Petit Jornet1, Xavier Teixidó Vidal, Astrid Magrans Abril
1Unidad de Grandes Quemados, Vall d'Hebron Hospitals, Barcelona.
Abstract:
At times, the appearance of a pathological scar is a result of the scar process itself which can bring with it important physical and psychological complications for an affected person. The appearance of such a scar is more frequent in injuries which have followed a scar process caused as the consequence of a second operation and a disgraceful healing process. Preventive measures should be taken right at the start of treatment of the injury and continue during a set time after its initial closure. When, in spite of everything, a pathological scar appears, there are various materials and treatment techniques which provide different degrees of effectiveness.
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