The current therapy and prevention of hypertrophic scars and keloids

Skin Research

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 628-636

  Kosaka, Masaaki ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compression therapy; Hypertrophic scar; Keloid; Medication; Silicone gel sheeting

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; SILICONE GEL; SILICONE OIL; TRANILAST;

BURN SCAR; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; INJECTION; KELOID; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN TENSION; PRESSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 14944378504     PISSN: 13471813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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