SCARS AND KELOIDS: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF CURRENT TREATMENT MODALITIES
A skin scar is a result of the healing process of skin trauma. It can occur as a proper structure or as an abnormal growth, such as a hypertrophic scar and a keloid. Scar differs in surface, location, impact on other structures, and cosmetic view. Abnormal hypertrophic scar increases the risk of further irritation, scarring, disturbs the natural barrier, decreases in cosmetic view, and impacts daily life. There are different types of treatment for an excessive scar that can be applied in different cases. The steroid tapes, steroid injections, surgery, post-surgical radiation, dry needling, silicone materials, laser therapy, cryotherapy, massage, ACE inhibitors, and fat grafting.
Authors
- Anita Janda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6563-6898)
- Aleksandra Pastuszek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5636-1764)
- Marcin Durowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3742-421X)
- Magdalena Rosiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6281-4773)
- Urszula Kierepka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6642-5252)
- Karolina Bieńkowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9229-8614)
- Sylwia Bartolik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6605-1381)
- Iwona Górnicka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7919-8895)
- Jan Drzymała (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4905-9926)
- Radosław Pastuszek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2824-3876)
Institutions
- Medical University of Warsaw (PL)
- National Institute of Emergency Medicine "Pirogov" (BG)
- Academy of Business and Health Sciences in Lodz (PL)
- Université André Salifou (NE)
- Impact Clean Power Technology (Poland) (PL)
- Children's Specialized Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31435/ijitss.4(48).2025.4120
- Primary Topic
- Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00