Julien Bourgeois, Jacob Beer, Leah Jacob, Michelle Henry
Managing chronic conditions is an essential aspect of dermatologic care, especially regarding the resolution of inflammatory dermatologic disease and recovery of skin lesions. Short-term complications of healing include infection, edema, dehiscence, hematoma formation, and tissue necrosis. At the same time, longer-term sequelae may consist of scarring and scar widening, hypertrophic scars, keloids, and pigmentary changes. This review will focus on dermatologic complications of chronic wound healing in patients with Fitzpatrick skin type (FPS) IV-VI or skin of color (SOC), with an emphasis on hypertrophy/scarring and dyschromias...
March 1, 2023: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology: JDD