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Keloids and hypertrophic scars

It is normal for wounds or inflammatory lesions such as acne to produce scars. However, there are certain conditions that favor the abnormal growth of these scars, with excessive and disordered accumulation of collagen, which include individual, racial predisposition, anatomical location, sustained tension in the wound, persistent inflammation due to irritants or infections, among others.

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