Scar dressings are commonly used in managing burn and hypertrophic scars, although supporting evidence is lacking. Care providers commonly report improvements, however, and pressure therapy has been effective in treating ear keloids. The general acceptance of the treatment as effective may prevent it from being further studied in clinical trials. A long-term course of corticosteroid injections into the scar may help flatten and soften the appearance of keloid or hypertrophic scars. Topical steroids are ineffective. However, clobetasol propionate can be used as an alternative treatment for keloid scars. Scar revision is a process of cutting the scar tissue out. After the
Fibrous dysplasia of bone normal bone and marrow with fibrous tissue. The bony trabeculae are abnormally thin and irregular, and often likened to Chinese characters (bony spicules on biopsy). Fibrous dysplasia is not hereditary, and there has never been a case of transmission from parent to child. X-Ray Bubbly lytic lesion / Ground glass Imaging tests. Computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging scans may be used to determine how extensively your bones are affected. Bone scan. This test uses radioactive tracers, which are injected into your bloodstream. The damaged parts of your bones take up more of the tracers, which show up more brightly