Is Mitomycin-C- topical helpful to prevent scar recurrence after surgery?

February 19, 2023

Hello I am researching about various scar treatments and I came across scientific research which said mitomycin c topical (an anti cancer drug) can be used as a topical for scar treatment to prevent hypertrophic/ keloid from forming Would any surgeons who know any information on this please share? I am trying to gather as much information as possible on scar treatments

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Answer: Scar occurrence

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