Articles: cicatrix-therapy.
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Improvements in acute burn care have enabled patients to survive massive burns that would have once been fatal. Now up to 70% of patients develop hypertrophic scars after burns. ⋯ Such approaches often fail, and modulation of the established scar is continued although the optimal indication, timing, and combination of therapies have yet to be established. The need for novel treatments is paramount, and future efforts to improve outcomes and quality of life should include optimisation of wound healing to attenuate or prevent hypertrophic scarring, well-designed trials to confirm treatment efficacy, and further elucidation of molecular mechanisms to allow development of new preventive and therapeutic strategies.
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J Cosmet Laser Ther · Jun 2016
Review Case ReportsSteroid atrophy scarring treated with fat grafting in a patient with complex regional pain syndrome: A case report.
Subcutaneous atrophy is a known complication of steroid injections. Excellent results with fat grafting for the treatment of steroid atrophy have been documented. However, the benefit of treating steroid-induced subcutaneous atrophy in an extremity diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) has not been described. ⋯ Steroid atrophy of the involved area following a saphenous nerve block complicated the patient's treatment course. The area of atrophy was treated with autologous fat grafting. Following the adipose injection procedure, the patient experienced almost complete resolution of her CPRS-associated pain symptoms, along with improved cosmetic appearance of the area.
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A variety of conservative treatments for burn scars are available, but there is no clear consensus on the evidence. The purpose of this study was to summarize the available literature on the effects of conservative treatments of burn scars in adults. RCTs and CCTs were sought in three databases, reference lists of retrieved articles and relevant reviews. ⋯ Massage therapy could have a positive result on scar pliability, pain and pruritus, but with less supporting evidence. The use of moisturizers and lotions could have an effect on itching, but the findings are contradictory. Of all other non-invasive treatments such as splinting, casting, physical activity, exercise and mobilizations no RCTs or CCTs were found.
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Die Entstehung von Narben ist die Konsequenz von Operationen, Traumata und verschiedenen Hautkrankheiten. Neben frischen unreifen Narben, die im Laufe der Heilung in reife Narben übergehen und in der Regel keiner weiteren Behandlung bedürfen, existieren lineare hypertrophe Narben, flächige hypertrophe Narben, Keloide und atrophe Narben, die aufgrund von Symptomen wie Juckreiz und Schmerzen, einer Stigmatisierung, funktionellen und ästhetischen Einschränkungen für die betroffenen Patienten sehr störend und Grundlage für einen Behandlungswunsch sein können. Für die Behandlung und Prävention von Narben existiert heutzutage eine Vielzahl von Optionen. ⋯ Dies erlaubt es, Patienten zu schnellerer Beschwerdefreiheit zu verhelfen und ihren ästhetischen Ansprüchen gerecht zu werden. Neben der immer wichtiger werdenden Narbenprävention nimmt auch der zunehmende Einsatz modernster Laserverfahren einen zentralen Stellenwert in der klinischen Narbenbehandlung ein. Zugleich liegt großes Augenmerk darauf, aktuelle Therapieverfahren mit Hilfe zeitgemäßer Studiendesigns zu evaluieren, um die Evidenz der Narbenbehandlung zunehmend zu verbessern.
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Acne scarring is a frequent complication of acne and resulting scars may negatively impact on an affected person's psychosocial and physical well-being. Although a wide range of interventions have been proposed, there is a lack of high-quality evidence on treatments for acne scars to better inform patients and their healthcare providers about the most effective and safe methods of managing this condition. This review aimed to examine treatments for atrophic and hypertrophic acne scars, but we have concentrated on facial atrophic scarring. ⋯ There is a lack of high-quality evidence about the effects of different interventions for treating acne scars because of poor methodology, underpowered studies, lack of standardised improvement assessments, and different baseline variables.There is moderate-quality evidence that injectable filler might be effective for treating atrophic acne scars; however, no studies have assessed long-term effects, the longest follow-up being 48 weeks in one study only. Other studies included active comparators, but in the absence of studies that establish efficacy compared to placebo or sham interventions, it is possible that finding no evidence of difference between two active treatments could mean that neither approach works. The results of this review do not provide support for the first-line use of any intervention in the treatment of acne scars.Although our aim was to identify important gaps for further primary research, it might be that placebo and or sham trials are needed to establish whether any of the active treatments produce meaningful patient benefits over the long term.