Painless steroid injections for hypertrophic scars and keloids

Nduka, Charles; Dam, Helena Van; Davis, Kim; Shibu, Mohammed

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2003.03.001

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“…Intralesional injection can be used to relieve symptoms and accelerate maturation and flatten of small hypertrophic scars, especially those with distinct itching and pain [ 58 ]. Currently, the most commonly used medications for injection are corticosteroids, and triamcinolone acetonide and betamethasone have been widely used.…”

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confidence: 99%

Guidelines for burn rehabilitation in China

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et al. 2015

Burns &Amp; Trauma

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Quality of life and functional recovery after burn injury is the final goal of burn care, especially as most of burn patients survive the injury due to advanced medical science. However, dysfunction, disfigurement, contractures, psychological problems and other discomforts due to burns and the consequent scars are common, and physical therapy and occupational therapy provide alternative treatments for these problems of burn patients. This guideline, organized by the Chinese Burn Association and Chinese Association of Burn Surgeons aims to emphasize the importance of team work in burn care and provide a brief introduction of the outlines of physical and occupational therapies during burn treatment, which is suitable for the current medical circumstances of China. It can be used as the start of the tools for burn rehabilitation.

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Section: Implementation Of Rehabilitation Therapiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Guidelines for burn rehabilitation in China

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Chai

Chen³

et al. 2015

Burns &Amp; Trauma

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“…Many techniques have been previously described to reduce the discomfort, including using small-gauge needles, topical anesthetics, 1 a mixture of corticosteroid and local anesthetic, 2 and cryoanesthesia. 3 In our experience these techniques produce less than satisfactory clinical results, mainly because of ineffective anesthesia and insufficient deposition of the corticosteroid. Furthermore, cryotherapy for keloids is known to cause hypopigmentation in patients of darker skin types, the same population with a high prevalence of keloids.…”

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confidence: 93%