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Medical treatment

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The standard medical treatments for hypertrophic scars include:

  • occlusive dressings such as silicone sheeting, tape dressings
  • compression therapy eg pressure garments
  • corticosteroid injection

Reference

  1. Ogawa R. The most current algorithms for the treatment and prevention of hypertrophic scars and keloids: a 2020 update of the algorithms published 10 years ago. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Jan 1;149(1):79e-94e

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