Hypertrophic Scar

Shyla Kajal Bharadia; Lindsay Burnett; Vincent Gabriel

doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2023.05.002

Hypertrophic Scar

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2023 Nov;34(4):783-798. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2023.05.002. Epub 2023 Jul 11.

Authors

Shyla Kajal Bharadia¹, Lindsay Burnett², Vincent Gabriel³

Affiliations

¹ Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, 1403-29 Street Northwest, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada.
² Alberta Health Services, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, 1403-29 Street Northwest, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada.
³ Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, 1403-29 Street Northwest, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada; Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, 1403-29 Street Northwest, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada; Medical Director, Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, 1403-29 Street Northwest, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada. Electronic address: vince.gabriel@albertahealthservices.ca.

PMID: 37806697
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2023.05.002

Abstract

Hypertrophic scars frequently develop post-burn, and are characterized by their pruritic, painful, raised, erythematous, dyschromic, and contractile qualities. This article aims to synthesize knowledge on the clinical and molecular development, evolution, management, and measurement of hypertrophic burn scar for both patient and clinician knowledge.

Keywords: Burn scar; Hypertrophic scar; Scar evolution; Scar measurement.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cicatrix, Hypertrophic* / etiology
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic* / pathology
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic* / therapy
Humans
Pain