This unique medical guide focuses on scars. The impact of scars is often underestimated and rarely discussed, and they are considered an inevitable side effect of surgery or trauma.

Although therapies for distressing scars do exist, many are based on myths rather than evidence. This strongly practice-oriented book provides step-by-step instructions with scales and measuring instruments for assessing scars. Featuring brief abstracts and summaries, this valuable reference resource benefits clinical professionals such as doctors and nurses alike. It will appeal to practitioners who want to understand the nature and background of planned treatments, and to non-experts who simply want to broaden their medical horizons.

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 Scarring5. 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. Surgcial 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