Aesthetic plastic surgery
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Aesthetic plastic surgery · May 1988
Case ReportsEffectiveness of silastic sheet coverage in the treatment of scar keloid (hypertrophic scar)
Several methods for the treatment of scar keloids have been reported. In this article, use of a 1-mm-thick silastic sheet placed over the scar keloid for 8-12 hours daily is reported. This procedure produced better results than the so-called pressure method.