Total Scar Management. From Lasers to Surgery for Scars, Keloids, and Scar Contractures

• Offers comprehensive descriptions of procedures for treating scars
• Includes beneficial chapters from basic science to clinical practice
• Written by global specialists in this field

About this book

The purpose of this book is to discuss available treatments for ?€œscars?€ and analyze their mechanisms from an international perspective.

?€œScars?€ are now receiving considerably more attention internationally, because the topic of patients?€™ quality of life (QOL) of patients has gained in importance. Total Scar Management highlights many ?€œnew?€ and ?€œpractical?€ topics related to scars such as various treatments for post-burn scars, traumatic scars, keloids and hypertrophic scars, aesthetic management of scars, reconstructive surgery of scar contractures, basic researches, etc.

Written by an international team of prominent experts in their respective fields, the book presents the latest and most helpful advances regarding ?€œscars,?€ offering a unique resource for all plastic surgeons, dermatologists, aesthetic surgeons, wound surgeons, wound healing specialists, and general surgeons who are interested in the aesthetic outcomes of their work.