Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Hypertrophic Scars

Apirag Chuangsuwanich; Natthapong Kongkunnavat; Malika Kamanamool; Gulradar Maipeng; Nanticha Kamanamool; Warangkana Tonaree

doi:10.1055/s-0042-1751027

Archives of Plastic Surgery (Jul 2022)

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Hypertrophic Scars

Apirag Chuangsuwanich,
Natthapong Kongkunnavat,
Malika Kamanamool,
Gulradar Maipeng,
Nanticha Kamanamool,
Warangkana Tonaree

Affiliations

Apirag Chuangsuwanich: ORCiD; Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Natthapong Kongkunnavat: ORCiD; Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Malika Kamanamool: ORCiD; Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Gulradar Maipeng: ORCiD; Perioperative Nurse Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Nanticha Kamanamool: ORCiD; Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Srinakharinwirot University, Ongkharak, Thailand
Warangkana Tonaree: ORCiD; Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1751027
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 49, no. 04
pp. 554 – 560

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Background Hypertrophic scars cause aesthetic concerns and negatively affect the quality of life. A gold standard treatment for hypertrophic scars has not been established due to various responses of modalities. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is a noninvasive and affects scar remodeling by fibroblast regulation. This study investigated the effectiveness of ESWT for hypertrophic scars.

Published in Archives of Plastic Surgery

ISSN: 2234-6163 (Print); 2234-6171 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-00051611

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