Racial and Skin Tone Differences in Scar Maturation: A Prospective Analysis of Aesthetic and Physiological Outcomes Using the Modified POSAS Scale.

Int Wound J · 2026 · PMC13140535 · PMID 41912279

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Although pliability differences were not statistically significant, darker skin tones showed a trend toward smaller reductions, consistent with prolonged remodelling phases observed in prior literature.

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