Keloids and hypertrophic scars : review and therapeutic modalities

الملخص EN

Hypertrophic scars and Keloids are exuberant fibrous repair tissues following cutaneous injury.

A hypertrophic scar remains confined to the site of original injury, keloids however extend beyond this site often with a claw-like extensions.

This review is focusing in details on keloids and hypertrophic scars, the path physiology, epidemiology, aetiology, clinical features, complications and the management options.