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case_images: This patient is a 49-year-old man who underwent open-heart surgery 6 months prior to presentation at our clinic. At the end of the 60-day treatment protocol, the area treated with 2% salicylic acid and hydrogel was asymptomatic and showed reduced erythema, whereas the hydrogel-treated and untreated control areas remained erythematous and symptomatic for burning pain and pruritis.
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case_images: This patient is a 49-year-old man (Fig 1) who underwent open-heart surgery 6 months prior to presentation at our clinic.
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case_images: This patient is a 65-year-old woman who underwent open-heart surgery 21/2 years prior to presentation at our clinic. After 60 days of treatment, her symptoms in the area treated with 2% salicylic acid and hydrogel had completely abated. The hydrogel-treated and untreated control areas remained symptomatic.
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case_images: This patient is a 65-year-old woman (Fig 2) who underwent open-heart surgery 21/2 years prior to presentation at our clinic.
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case_images: This patient is a 42-year-old man seen 11 months after receiving a burn on the thigh. A hypertrophic scar was evident (left panel) and the patient reported intense pruritis. In addition, the scar was very elevated and erythematous. On 7-week follow-up after treatment with salicylic acid and hydrogel (right panel), the scar showed a notable decrease in redness and thickness and the patient reported diminished pruritus.
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case_images: A photograph of the scar taken at that time is shown in Figure 3 (left). On 7-week follow-up (Fig 3, right), the patient showed a decrease in scar redness and thickness and a 50% reduction in the intensity of pruritus.