Therapeutic methods and effect on keloid and hypertrophic scars: a systematic review
Sole treatments and inadequate therapy are major risk factors for recurrence. Anti-fibroblast growth strategies are crucial, aside from physical interventions. Despite the lack of an established gold standard, corticosteroid and excision therapies remain critical benchmarks for evaluating new treatments.
Authors
- Chen Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2765-6109)
- Yi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1875-6597)
- Yuening Feng
- Lirong Yang
- Ayue An
- Jingwen Wang
- Zhiyong Bai
- Dayong Feng
- Yuhang Shen
Institutions
- Central University of Finance and Economics (CN)
- Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CN)
- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1702697
- Primary Topic
- Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences