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The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
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Postburn Scars: An Update

Maurizio Stella, MD

Department of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Burn Center and Skin Bank, Trauma Center, Turin, Italy, stella.maurizio{at}libero.it

Carlotta Castagnoli, PhD

Department of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Burn Center and Skin Bank, Trauma Center, Turin, Italy

Ezio Nicola Gangemi, MD

Department of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Burn Center and Skin Bank, Trauma Center, Turin, Italy

Burn wounds give rise to the largest scars we can find in human pathology, influencing patients' quality of life. Despite the improved knowledge on pathophysiology, efficacy of the various treatments remains unsatisfactory. In this short review recent literature is examined with a focus on recent data on postburn pathological scars epidemiology and risk factors, which underline the high prevalence and the long evolution, pointing to identify this illness as a systemic inflammatory one, more frequent in women and in those of younger age, regulated by local factors relevant in wound healing.

Key Words: hypertrophic scars • pathological postburn scars • epidemiology • risk factors

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, Vol. 7, No. 3, 176-181 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1534734608323057
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