title: Management and prevention of abnormal scars.
abstract: This article examines the formation of abnormal scars and describes how the different types can be treated. Psychological issues may result from scarring. The authors discuss how nurses can help patients to come to terms with altered body image.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Devlin-Rooney
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing