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Ogawa R. The most current algorithms for the treatment and prevention of hypertrophic scars and keloids: a 2020 update of the algorithms published 10 years ago. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Jan 1;149(1):79e-94e.Full text Abstract
Ogawa R, Akita S, Akaishi S, et al. Diagnosis and treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars - Japan Scar Workshop consensus document 2018. Burns Trauma. 2019;7:39. Abstract
Gold MH, Berman B, Clementoni MT, et al. Updated international clinical recommendations on scar management: part 1 - evaluating the evidence. Dermatol Surg. 2014 Aug;40(8):817-24. Abstract
Royal College of Radiologists. Recommendations for using radiotherapy for benign disease in the UK. 2023 [internet publication].Full text
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