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Tanja Klotz1, Zachary Munn, Edoardo Aromataris
11The Joanna Briggs Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Australia 2Adult Burn Service, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
Review Question/Objective:
The objectives of the review are to identify the effect of any moisturizers or creams (medicated or unmedicated) on immature scars (linear, keloid or hypertrophic) on any persons of any age. Effects will be assessed by changes in scar activity, changes in the final appearance/cosmesis of the scar, improvements in patient reported features of scars (e.g. itch, tightness, range of movement) and/or by altering measurable features of the scar such as vascularity, color, height, length, pliability and/or transepidermal water loss.Specifically the review question is: are moisturizers or creams effective in modifying immature scars?
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