Burn scars, and in particular, hypertrophic scars, are a challenging yet common outcome for
survivors of burn injuries. In 2021, the American Burn Association brought together experts …

Primary care physicians and dermatologists are challenged by patients affected by keloid or
hypertrophic scarring resulting from accidental wounding, surgical incisions, tattooing, or …

Multiple animal species and approaches have been used for modeling different aspects of
burn care, with some strategies considered more appropriate or translatable than others. On …

Objectives One symptom of hypertrophic scar (HTS) that can develop after burn injury is
dyschromia with hyper‐and hypopigmentation. There are limited treatments for these …

There are limited treatments for dyschromia in burn hypertrophic scars (HTSs). Initial work in
Duroc pig models showed that regions of scar that are light or dark have equal numbers of …

Upon healing, burn wounds often leave hypertrophic scars (HTSs) marked by excess
collagen deposition, dermal and epidermal thickening, hypervascularity, and an increased …

Background: Existing animal models for testing therapeutics in the skin are limited. Mouse
and rat models lack similarity to human skin in structure and wound healing mechanism …

Abstract The Burn Model System (BMS) program of research has been funded since 1993
by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research …

Objectives Dyschromia is an understudied aspect of hypertrophic scar (HTS). The use of
topical tacrolimus has successfully shown repigmentation in vitiligo patients through …

Background. Noncultured epidermal suspension (NCES) is a surgical technique which
employs cellular grafting onto depigmented lesions. However, scarring and dyschromia at …