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2. Silicone gel sheeting - Wikipedia

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   Since most patients develop hypertrophic and keloid scars within 3 months after surgery or injury, the silicone gel sheeting therapy should be started in the early repair phase to achieve an optimal therapeutic effect. The maturity of scars takes over a year; therefore, silicone treatment is also effective in scars aged over 12 months. [15]

3. 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.

4. Keloid - Wikipedia

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   This treatment method is easy to perform, effective, safe, and has the least chance of recurrence. [15] [16] Surgical excision is currently still the most common treatment for a significant amount of keloid lesions. However, when used as the solitary form of treatment there is a large recurrence rate of between 70 and 100%.

5. List of skin conditions - Wikipedia

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   Accessory tragus (ear tag, preauricular appendage, preauricular tag) Amniotic band syndrome (ADAM complex, amniotic band sequence, congenital constriction bands, pseudoainhum) Aplasia cutis congenita (cutis aplasia, congenital absence of skin, congenital scars) Arteriovenous fistula; Benign neonatal hemangiomatosis; Branchial cyst (branchial ...

6. Scarification - Wikipedia

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   This process can take many hours, and often requires repeated removal of scabs for best visibility of the scars. [6] Packing An inert material such as clay or ash is packed into the wound; massive hypertrophic scars are formed during healing as the wound pushes out the substance that had been inserted into the wound. [18]

7. Scar - Wikipedia

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   A scar (or scar tissue) is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs, and tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process.