Template:Keloid versus hypertrophic scar
- Keloid versus hypertrophic scar - Typical findings
Keloid | Hypertrophic scar | |
---|---|---|
Flattening of the overlying epidermis | No | Yes |
Scarring of the papillary dermis | No | Yes |
Collagen | Thick hyalinized bundles | Whorl-like or nodular arrangements |
Vertically oriented blood vessels | Yes | No |
Prominent disarray of fibrous fascicles/nodules | Yes | No |
Tongue-like advancing edge underneath normal-appearing epidermis and papillary dermis | Yes | No |
Horizontal cellular fibrous band in the upper reticular dermis | Yes | No |
Prominent fascia-like fibrous band | Yes | No |