Hargaven Singh Gill, Low O-Wern, Priya Tiwari, Gurveer Kaven Singh Gill, Chance Goh, Janet Hung, Jing Tzer Lee, Thiam Chye Lim, Jane Lim, Yan Lin Yap, Vigneswaran Nallathamby
BACKGROUND: Postoperative scar formation remains a morbidity for patients even with the advent of minimally invasive techniques. Furthermore, the significant difference between the Asian and Caucasian skin results in poorer postoperative scar outcomes in Asians, supporting the need for an evidence-based scar management protocol. METHODS: Following a literature review of the PubMed and the Cochrane databases over the past 10 years, we constructed a novel postoperative scar management protocol for the Asian skin, utilized in a Singaporean tertiary healthcare institution...
November 9, 2023: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery