Treatment of keloids: a literature review

Introduction: Keloids are characterized by an abnormal response to dermal trauma, resulting in fibroblast proliferation, excessive collagen production, and impairment of adjacent healthy tissue. The diagnosis is clinical, and many conservative and surgical methods can be used as treatments. However,...

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Published in:	Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
Main Authors:	Pedro Martins Corrêa, Camila Eugênia Fonseca Passos, Eduardo Mesquita de Souza, Guilherme Augusto Sousa Batista, Jéssica De Oliveira Jacintho, Luiza Barbosa de Oliveira, Oscar Campos Lisboa, Joyce de Sousa Fiorini Lima
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2019-09-01
Subjects:	keloid plastic surgery scar therapy relapse
Online Access:	http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/2656/en_v34n3a14.pdf

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