The scar book : formation, mitigation, rehabilitation, and prevention /

The scar book : formation, mitigation, rehabilitation, and prevention / [edited by] Andrew C. Krakowski, Peter R. Shumaker. - 1 online resource (xvi, 388 pages) : illustrations (some color) - Online access: Ovid Technologies LWW Doody's Core Collection 2019. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. A historical perspective on scar management -- 2. The global impact of scars -- 3. Medical conditions associated with scarring and fibrosis -- 4. Scars and scar management: ethical considerations -- 5. Scar histopathology and morphologic classification -- 6. The cellular and molecular basis of scarring: the paradigm of hypertrophic scarring after thermal injury -- 7. The biomechanics of scar formation -- 8. An approach to scar mitigation -- 9. Optimizing wound healing and scar formation -- 10. Medical managment of scars -- 11. Neurobiology of scars: managing pain and itch -- 12. Surgical scar revision -- 13. Lasers and light devices in scar management -- 14. Laser-assisted delivery of therapeutic agents -- 15. Fat grafting for scar treatment -- 16. Multimodal scar management -- 17. Atrophic scar management -- 18. Scar management in skin of color -- 19. Rehabilitative burn scar management -- 20. Scar camouflage -- 21. Medical tattooing -- 22. A pediatric perspective -- 23. A perspective from military medicine -- 24. Recovery and reintegration after burn injury -- 25. Integrating scar management into clinical practice -- 26. Scar treatment, restoration, and prevention- beyond the horizon? -- 27. Fetal wound healing -- 28. Clinical scar research: quantitative and qualitative assessment of hypertrophic burn scars.

Scarring and fibrosis affect millions of people worldwide, and can be devastating both physically and psychologically, whether they result from major trauma such as burns or common conditions such as acne. This book presents the state of the art in scar pathophysiology and treatment, breaking down the barriers between medical disciplines to provide holistic guidance.

9781496384812 (electronic bk.) 1496384814 (electronic bk.) (hardcover alkaline paper) (hardcover alkaline paper) 9781496384805 (online) 1496384806

9781496384812 Ingram Content Group

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Scars.
Granulation tissue.
Wound healing.
Cicatrix
Granulation Tissue
Wound Healing
Cicatrices.
Tissu de granulation.
Cicatrisation.
MEDICAL--Surgery--General.
Granulation tissue.
Scars.
Wound healing.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

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2017 E-221 WR 143

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