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Managing Scars: Measurements to Improve Scar Management

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Pathological scarring is a common condition in daily clinical routine and potentially constrains affected patients in both aesthetically and functionally. To treat these patients adequately the different types of scars have to be evaluated accurately and continuously. Several qualitative and quantitative tools are available to categorize the type and severity of scars and to monitor the efficacy of treatment. This article reviews currently available measures to evaluate individual scars subjectively and objectively.

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  1. Wound Healing Unit, Department of Surgery, Montpellier University Hospital, Avenue Doyen Giraud, Montpellier, Hérault, 34295, France

    Luc Téot M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Département of Physical Therapy, Pediatric Rehabilitation Centre, CSRE Lamalou le Haut, Lamalou les Bains, France

    Claude Roques M.D.

  3. Wound Healing Medico-Surgical Unit Burns Unit, Montpellier University Hospital (MUH), Montpellier, France

    Sami Otman M.D. & Antonio Brancati M.D.

  4. Department of Wound Healing, AUVA Research Center, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Vienna, Austria

    Rainer Mittermayr M.D.

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  2. Centro SERRA, Università di Pisa, Lungarno Pacinotti 43, Pisa, 56100, Italy

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  3. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, New F. Jodhpur Colony 6, Varanasi, 221 005, India

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Téot, L., Roques, C., Otman, S., Brancati, A., Mittermayr, R. (2012). Managing Scars: Measurements to Improve Scar Management. In: Mani, R., Romanelli, M., Shukla, V. (eds) Measurements in Wound Healing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2987-5_15

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