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1: Wound Repair Regen. 2007 Sep-Oct;15 Suppl 1:S2-5.Click here to read Links
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Wound Repair Regen. 2008 Jul-Aug;16(4):582.

Consequences of excessive scar formation: dealing with the problem and aiming for the future.

Greenhalgh DG.

Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California, Sacramento, California; Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA. david.greenhalgh@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Scarring is the major hindrance to the healing of all tissues. Unfortunately, our knowledge about the factors that regulate scarring is quite limited. Even worse is the fact that there have been few gains in the treatment of pathologic scarring. This review sets the stage for the supplement on scar formation that provides the latest knowledge on the pathophysiology and treatment of scar formation.

PMID: 17727463 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]