Scars and Abnormal Scarring (2)

Question 1

When do hypertophic scars occur?
→ Who’s this more common in?

What is common to occur after severe burns?
→ What occurs here?

Answer 1

➊ With excessive collagen deposition – This can grow beyond the margins of the original wound → Keloid
→ Afro-Caribbean’s

➋ Wound contracture
→ Tissues are permanently tightened, making join movement much harder or even impossible e.g. Dupuytren’s