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(a) Burn scars on the bilateral lower extremities before treatment. (b) After 12 months.
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The dark hyperpigmentation was especially severe on the lower extremities (Figures 1a and 2a). Treated burn scars became softer, thinner and more normal in texture and pigmentation with significant overall cosmetic improvement (Figures 1b and 2b).
(a) Burn scars on the dorsal hand before treatment. (b) After 12 months.
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The dark hyperpigmentation was especially severe on the lower extremities (Figures 1a and 2a). Treated burn scars became softer, thinner and more normal in texture and pigmentation with significant overall cosmetic improvement (Figures 1b and 2b).
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(a) Burn scars on the left upper extremity before treatment. (b) After six months.
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Physical exam revealed hypertrophic and erythematous scars of the left neck, torso and upper extremity affecting 7% BSA, and well-defined, circular, non-inflammatory, non-scarring alopecic patches on the left postauricular and right vertex of the scalp consistent with alopecia areata (Figures 3a and 4a). There was vast improvement in the appearance of the scars with regard to both texture and skin colour (Figure 3b).
(a) Non-scarring alopecic patch on the left postauricular scalp. (b) After four monthly sessions of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide injections.
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Physical exam revealed hypertrophic and erythematous scars of the left neck, torso and upper extremity affecting 7% BSA, and well-defined, circular, non-inflammatory, non-scarring alopecic patches on the left postauricular and right vertex of the scalp consistent with alopecia areata (Figures 3a and 4a). His alopecia areata resolved with four monthly sessions of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide injections (concentration 10 mg/mL, volume 0.5-2.5 mL) (Figure 4b).