Main description:

This atlas is a comprehensive guide to the treatment and correction of scars. It is divided into four sections covering the different types of scar: atrophic and stretch marks, keloid and hypertrophic, normotrophic, and mixed. For each scar type, the various invasive and minimally invasive procedures and their results are documented with the aid of numerous high-quality photographs. In the section on keloid and hypertrophic scars, treatment is presented according to scar localization. In addition, the influence of etiology on treatment is considered, with distinction between scars due to injuries, animal bites, inflammatory diseases (including acne and varicella), and burns. Care is taken to distinguish between approaches suitable for fresh scars (in the inflammation, proliferation, and maturation phases) and those appropriate for scars present for more than one year. Potential adverse effects and complications of treatment are also explored.

Contents:

ATROPHIC SCARS AND STRETCH MARKS.- Atrophic Scars.- Factors of Atrophic Scar Formation.- Types of Atrophic Scars.- Methods of Fresh Scar Treatment.- Errors of Atrophic Scar Treatment.- Models of Fresh Scar Treatment.- Methods of Old Atrophic Scar Correction.- Models of Old Atrophic Scar Correction.- Stretch Marks.- Prerequisites For Stretch Mark Formation.- Stretch Marks Correction Methods.- KELOIDS AND HYPERTROPHIC SCARS (PATHOLOGICAL SCARS).- Definition of Keloids. Features.- Definition of Hypertrophic Scars.- Factors of Pathological Scar Formation.- Methods of Pathological Scar Treatment.- Ear Keloids. Treatment of Ear Keloid.- Keloids on the Chest (Decollete Zone). Chest Keloid Treatment.- Shoulder Keloids. Shoulder Keloid Treatment.- Pathological Scars of Mental Region. Treatment.- Back Keloids. Back Keloid Treatment.- Post-Burn Pathological Scars. Treatment..- NORMOTROPHIC SCARS.- Factors of Normotrophic Scar Formation.- Stages of Normotrophic Scar Formation.- Fresh Normotrophic Scar Treatment.- Treatment During Inflammation Stage.- Treatment During Proliferation Stage.- Treatment During Maturation Stage .- Old Normotrophic Scar Correction.- MIXED SCARS.- Mixed Scar Definition.- Factors of Mixed Scar Formation.- Mixed Scar Treatment And Correction.- Some Example Models of Mixed Scar Treatment.