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...

regarded as scars by some. High melanin levels and either African or Asian ancestry may make adverse scarring more noticeable. Hypertrophic scars occur when...

10 and 30 years. Keloids should not be confused with hypertrophic scars, which are raised scars that do not grow beyond the boundaries of the original...

glands. These wounds pose only a small risk of contracture and hypertrophic scarring. Full-thickness (FT) injuries cause dermal wound healing, which...

first-line prevention and treatment for hypertrophic and keloid scars by occlusion and then hydration of the scar tissue. Silicone gel is made of medical-grade...

and abnormal wound healing causes abnormal scarring such as hypertrophic scars. Studies on hypertrophic scars have shown a lack of improvement to both elasticity...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM, or HOCM when obstructive) is a condition in which muscle tissues of the heart become thickened without an obvious cause...

2006 clinical trial found no statistically significant change in hypertrophic scar appearance from products of this type compared to the standard petrolatum...

individuals. Excess scar tissue, including hypertrophic scar and keloid formation. While piercings can be removed, they may leave a hole, mark or scar. Physical...

best visiblity of the scars. Packing An inert material such as clay or ash is packed into the wound; massive hypertrophic scars are formed during healing...

Hypertrophic scars remain within the original margins of the wound, whereas keloid scars can form scar tissue outside of these borders. Keloid scars from...

and hypertrophic scar were added in the 1980s. It is used in Japan, South Korea, and China to treat asthma, keloid scars, and hypertrophic scars, and...

Radiation-induced cancer Radiation-induced erythema multiforme Radiation-induced hypertrophic scar Radiation-induced keloid Radiation-induced morphea Radiation poisoning...

Nourizad, S; Momeni, M; Rahbar, H; Momeni, M; Farhadi, K (2013). "Burns, hypertrophic scar and galactorrhea". Journal of Injury and Violence Research. 5 (2):...

treatments.[citation needed] Before the development of laser technology, hypertrophic scars and keloids were particularly challenging to treat. Alster's research...

patches or bumps Face, scalp or on the backs or the hands Keloid or hypertrophic scar Scar that has grown larger than expected Anywhere Lipoma Soft or rubbery...

bruising, hematoma formation, paresthesia or donor-site pain, hypertrophic scarring, infection, contour irregularities, and injury caused by the cannula...

minimal to no scar; Healing in 3 weeks – minimal to no scar except in high risk scar formers;Healing in 4 weeks or more – hypertrophic in more than 50%...

piercings are usually more difficult to stretch and more likely to form hypertrophic scars if stretched quickly. Dermal punching is generally the preferred method...

entrapment, recurrent granulomatous or inflammatory tenosynovitis, and hypertrophic scar in the skin. As with most soft-tissue surgeries of the hand, postoperative...

sphincter muscle.[citation needed] The gastric outlet obstruction due to the hypertrophic pylorus impairs emptying of gastric contents into the duodenum. As a...

benign skin lesions including: Acne Dermatofibroma Hemangioma Keloid (hypertrophic scar) Molluscum contagiosum Myxoid cyst Pyogenic granuloma Seborrheic keratoses...

open wounds, visible skin trauma; recent post-surgical scarring; keloid or hypertrophic scarring; recent sunburn; extremely dry or crepe-like skin; diabetes;...

elements. Common side effects include pruritus (itching), blisters, hypertrophic scar, and impaired healing (stalled healing process) at the treatment site...

lipoma, lipoma of embryonic fat, lipoma of immature adipose tissue) Hypertrophic scar Immunosuppression-associated Kaposi sarcoma Infantile digital fibromatosis...

)[citation needed] Piercings, however, are more likely to be victims of hypertrophic scarring than a cyst. Cheek piercings seem to be the piercing most prone...

have been used to remove dermal neurofibromas. In a paper titled Hypertrophic Scars After Therapy with CO2 Laser for Treatment of Multiple Cutaneous Neurofibromas...

Minn KW. (2004). "The effect of myofibroblast on contracture of hypertrophic scar". Plast Reconstr Surg. 113 (2): 633–40. doi:10.1097/01.PRS.0000101530...

further decreases this probability, as well as the probability of hypertrophic scarring or keloid formation." Cancer: A mouse cancer study was performed...

stress disorder. Scarring may also result in a disturbance in body image. To treat hypertrophic scars (raised, tense, stiff and itchy scars) and limit their...