Hypertrophic scar
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A hypertrophic scar is scar tissue that remains within the area of primary injury and is demarcated from the surrounding normal skin. A similar defect occurs due to increased formation of pathological collagen during wound healing.
A hypertrophic scar is a benign growth of fibrous tissue that appears after trauma or injury to the skin . Hypertrophic scars appear, as a rule, after surgical interventions and injuries as a result of crossing skin tension lines, inflammation, secondary infection, decreased local immunity, endocrine dysfunction, etc.
Refers to one of the types of pathological scars (along with keloids), causing functional and aesthetic disturbances.
Hypertrophic scars are usually thick, dense, with a lumpy surface covered with hyperkeratosis, often with transverse cracks. In the early stages of healing, it has a bright red or purple color. Later it becomes white or close to natural.