ReviewLasers in medical science2017
Treatment of keloid scars using light-, laser- and energy-based devices: a contemporary review of the literature.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intralesional injection of vitamin D3, platelet rich plasma versus their combination in treatment of keloid: a clinical, radiological and immunohistochemical study.Archives of dermatological research · 2025Trial
- Real-time vascular monitoring of PDLs and IPL for vascular treatment: effects of fluence and pulse duration on a rabbit ear model.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Endothelial system dysregulation underlies keloid development and therapeutic targeting.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Application of Remote Buried Dermal Super-Tension-Reducing Sutures for Incisional Scar Prevention.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2025Article
- Future Directions About Keloid Scars Based on Pathogenesis and Therapies.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2024Review
- Keloids: a review of therapeutic management.International journal of dermatology · 2021Review
- Tissue-remodelling M2 Macrophages Recruits Matrix Metallo-proteinase-9 for Cryotherapy-induced Fibrotic Resolution during Keloid Treatment.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2020Article
- Keloids: A Review of Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2020Review
- Multidisciplinary treatment of a massive head and neck keloid scar: A case report.SAGE open medical case reports · 2020Article
- CUDC‑907 reverses pathological phenotype of keloid fibroblasts in vitro and in vivo via dual inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling and HDAC2.International journal of molecular medicine · 2019Article
- The Differential Expression of miRNAs and a Preliminary Study on the Mechanism of miR-194-3p in Keloids.BioMed research international · 2019Article
- A Novel Radiotherapy Approach for Keloids with Intrabeam.BioMed research international · 2019Article
- The role of pharmacogenetics in keloid scar treatment: A literature review.Scars, burns & healingReview
- Keloids: Current and emerging therapies.Scars, burns & healingReview
- Keloid Formation due to Repetitive Mammographies.Case reports in dermatologyArticle
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Keloid scars are common and have a predilection for young, ethnic skin often with a family history. Keloids can be painful and pruritic and cause significant emotional distress when particularly visible or prominent. In this article, we review the evidence underlying the use of laser- and energy-based devices for treatment of keloid scars, either as monotherapy or in conjunction with other therapies such as corticosteroids, surgery and silicone gel in the treatment of keloid scars.
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