New Approach to the Understanding of Keloid: Psychoneuroimmune-Endocrine Aspects

    February 2015 in “ Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology ”
    Felipe Contoli Isoldi, Bernardo Hochman, Fabianne Furtado, Lydia Masako Ferreira
    Studysummary This review explores the "brain-skin connection" and presents evidence suggesting keloids may be influenced by psychosocial stress, although it reports no new experimental results.
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