Journal Reviews

Ultrastructural changes in keloid scars

12 February 2015 | | General Plastic Surgery | Collagens, Human skin, Hyaluronan, Hypertrophic scar, Keloids, Mast cells

One of the most intriguing and infuriating problems confronting plastic surgeons is the occurrence of hypertrophic and keloid scars, in some patients – particularly black Africans – but not in others. Many theories have been proposed regarding the cause of...