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2. Hypertrophic scar - Wikipedia

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   A hypertrophic scar is a cutaneous condition characterized by deposits of excessive amounts of collagen which gives rise to a raised scar, but not to the degree observed with keloids. [1] Like keloids, they form most often at the sites of pimples, body piercings , cuts and burns.

3. How to reduce the appearance of scars, according to experts - AOL

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   However, unlike hypertrophic scars which are contained within the area where the injury once was, keloid scars grow beyond the borders of the original injury, according to Dr. Zakia Rahman, a ...

4. Silicone gel sheeting - Wikipedia

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   Hypertrophic scar. Silicone gel sheeting is the gold-standard and non-invasive treatment for hypertrophic and keloid scars. During skin injury repair, dermal cells proliferate and migrate from the skin tissue to the wound, producing collagen and causing contraction of the placement dermis. [5]

5. Burn scar contracture - Wikipedia

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   Hypertrophic scarring is a common development in wounds that take longer than two or three weeks to heal. This frequently happens weeks after the wound was closed. If compression is applied as soon as the wound heals and is kept at a pressure of about 24 mm Hg, raised scarring can be avoided.

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   As the body attempts to repair the damage in the skin, sometimes it can “over-produce collagen, which may result in raised acne scars, also known as hypertrophic scars,” explains Rina Allawh ...

7. Wound healing - Wikipedia

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   Timing is important to wound healing. Critically, the timing of wound re-epithelialization can decide the outcome of the healing. [11] If the epithelization of tissue over a denuded area is slow, a scar will form over many weeks, or months; [12] [13] If the epithelization of a wounded area is fast, the healing will result in regeneration.