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Isolation, Culture, and Characterization of Primary Dermal Fibroblasts from Human Keloid Tissue
Published on: July 28, 2023
[Therapeutic problems connected with keloid treatment--new treatment possibilities]
Urszula Brudnik1, Magdalena Podolec-Rubiś, Anna Wojas-Pelc
1Katedra i Klinika Dermatologii, Collegium Medium Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie. piecuch@mp.pl
Abstract:
Keloids are special type of skin lesions arising from sites of previous trauma. Keloids tend to extend beyond the original wound margin. The incidence of keloid formation is reported between 4-16% population. Authors in the following article describe therapeutic problems connected with keloid treatment.
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