Antiscarring pharmaceuticals: Lost in translation?

Ex vivo evaluation of the effect of photodynamic therapy on skin scars and striae distensae

“…Effective management of raised dermal scars and SD continues to remain a clinical challenge for clinicians. Despite a plethora of treatment modalities such as surgery, laser therapy, cryosurgery, steroid injection and topical or intralesional use of anti‐fibrotic compounds, there is no clear rationale and importantly no ideal way of eradicating and preventing recurrence of such lesions .…”