Comparison of the Effects of Contractubex (R) Gel in an Experimental Model of Scar Formation in Rats: An Immunohistochemical and Ultrastructural Study
JOURNAL OF DRUGS IN DERMATOLOGY, vol.11, no.1, pp.74-81, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 11 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2012
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF DRUGS IN DERMATOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.74-81
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: Contractubex gel, a commercial treatment for scars, consists of a mixture of onion extract (cepea extract), heparin sodium, and allantoin. It exerts a softening and smoothing effect on indurated, hypertrophic, painful, and cosmetically-disfiguring scar tissue.