Scars, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Blurb

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.