Effectiveness of Botulinum Toxin A in Preventing Scar Formation and Initial Exploration of "Optimal Concentration"

Each year, millions of burn, trauma, or surgical patients worldwide suffer from scarring that severely affects their quality of life and social functioning. In order to prevent and treat diseases related to abnormal scar hyperplasia, clinicians and researchers have adopted various methods, such as scar grinding, surgical resection, drug injection in scar tissue, cryotherapy, laser and so on. However, these methods can not effectively inhibit the abnormal proliferation of scars and improve the adverse effects of existing scars on patients. To date, there is no accepted gold standard for the effective treatment and improvement of abnormal scar tissue.