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Record Nr.

UNINA9910847591803321

Titolo

Scars : A Practical Guide for Scar Therapy / / edited by Sebastian P. Nischwitz, Lars-Peter Kamolz, Ludwik K. Branski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

3-031-24137-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 pages)

Disciplina

615.822

Soggetti

Surgery, Plastic

Dermatology

Surgery

Medical sciences

Pediatrics

Psychology

Plastic Surgery

Health Sciences

Behavioral Sciences and Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1: Skin, Wounds & Scars -- 1. Anatomy & physiology of the skin -- 2. From wound to scar - scarring explained Pathophysiology of wound healing -- 3. Pathophysiology of burn wounds -- 4. Mechanobiology and Mechanotherapy of Cutaneous Scarring -- 5. History of Scar Treatment -- 6. Recent advances in Scar Research & Unanswered Questions -- Part 2: Scar Assessment & Prevention -- 7. Scar Assessment Scores -- 8. Measuring Postoperative Scar Quality - Scar Cosmesis Assessment and Rating (SCAR) -- 9. SCAR PREVENTION - Surgical and non-surgical aspects to reduce scar formation, including early therapies -- Part 3: Scar Treatment -- 10. Intralesional therapy -- 11. Lasers and Energy-based devices in scar therapy: a practical use -- 12. Surgical Scar Therapy -- 13. Oral medication - Prevention and therapy Neurobiological management of scars (itch, pain, therapies for acne scars) -- 14. Physical therapy -- 15. Management of hypertrophic



scars in pediatric burn patients -- Part 4: Scar Rehabilitation -- 16. Medical Tattooing for camouflageing scars and optimizing aesthetics -- 17. Rehabilitation of scar patients.

Sommario/riassunto

This unique medical guide focuses on scars. The impact of scars is often underestimated and rarely discussed, and they are considered an inevitable side effect of surgery or trauma. Although therapies for distressing scars do exist, many are based on myths rather than evidence. This strongly practice-oriented book provides step-by-step instructions with scales and measuring instruments for assessing scars. Featuring brief abstracts and summaries, this valuable reference resource benefits clinical professionals such as doctors and nurses alike. It will appeal to practitioners who want to understand the nature and background of planned treatments, and to non-experts who simply want to broaden their medical horizons.