| abstract |
Devices, bandages, kits and methods that can control scarring and / or improve keloid formation by controlling or adjusting the mechanical environment of the wound are described. The mechanical environment of the wound includes stress, stress strain, and a combination of stress and stress strain. Control of the mechanical environment of the wound can be active, passive, dynamic or static. The device is removably secured to the surface of the skin near the wound site to protect the wound from endogenous and / or exogenous stresses. n n Scar, keloid, device, bandage, kit |