MANAGEMENT OF SCAR CONTRACTURES, HYPERTROPHIC SCARS, AND KELOIDS

Aberrant fibrous tissue formation after surgery or trauma still presen ts a challenge to surgeons. Current research hopes td identify the cha racteristics of the population of fibroblasts that lead to hypertrophi c or keloid scar formation. Surgical procedures and laser therapy foll owed by intralesional steroid treatments still are the foundation of t reatment, but new modalities are being applied. The pathogenesis and m anagement of hypertrophic scars, keloids, and scar contractures are di scussed in this article.