<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0376-7892</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirugía Plástica Ibero-Latinoamericana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. plást. iberolatinoam.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0376-7892</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Española de Cirugía Plástica, Reparadora y Estética (SECPRE)]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0376-78922017000400255</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4321/s0376-78922017000400006</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cicatrización: evaluación de dos tratamientos tópicos de uso habitual en la cicatriz postcirugía estética]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Scarring: an evaluation of two topical treatments commonly used in post-aesthetic surgery scar]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Prezzavento]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gustavo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Racca]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Liliana L.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bottai]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hebe M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Alemán Servicio de Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Buenos Aires ]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Rosario Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas Área Estadística y Procesamiento de Datos]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Rosario ]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Rosario Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas Área Estadística y Procesamiento de Datos]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Rosario ]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>43</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>255</fpage>
<lpage>263</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0376-78922017000400255&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0376-78922017000400255&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0376-78922017000400255&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción y Objetivo La cicatrización es un proceso complejo que involucra diferentes tipos celulares y fases de inflamación, proliferación, remodelación y reparación. Cada una está caracterizada por eventos bioquímicos específicos y células características, conduciendo a la regeneración del epitelio dañado. El presente estudio compara y evalúa 2 tratamientos de uso tópico en 2 cicatrices de un mismo paciente al que se le practicó cirugía estética con la finalidad de determinar si existen diferencias en cuanto a las características de las mismas. Particularmente, en la Cirugía Estética, se busca que el nuevo tejido producto del proceso cicatricial no se destaque de la piel circundante.  Material y Método Uno de los tratamientos utilizados fue la aplicación tópica de crema con sulfadiazina de plata, vitamina A y lidocaína, y el otro de una crema hidratante sin ningún principio activo añadido. Empleamos como indicadores para la evaluación los parámetros de medición de la superficie, calidad de la misma (Escala de Vancouver para cicatrices) y percepción del paciente (Escala de Evaluación Objetiva de Paciente y Observador).  Resultados Indican que la utilización de un tratamiento tópico con sulfadiazina de plata, vitamina A y lidocaína acelera la reducción del tamaño de la herida, mejora la calidad de la cicatriz y favorece la percepción positiva por parte del paciente en comparación con aquellas cicatrices tratadas tópicamente con una crema hidratante sin principios activos.  Conclusiones El uso tópico de crema con sulfadiazina de plata, vitamina A y lidocaína constituye una opción terapéutica que mejora el resultado final tanto estético como funcional de las cicatrices postquirúrgicas en Cirugía Estética.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background and Objective Healing is a complex process that involves different cell types and phases of inflammation, proliferation, remodeling and repair. Each one is characterized by specific biochemical events and characteristic cell leading to the regeneration of damaged epithelium. This study compares and evaluates 2 treatments, applied topically in 2 post-reconstructive aesthetic surgery scars of the same patient with the purpose of determining if there are differences in the characteristics of the same. Particularly in Aesthetic Surgery, it is sought that the new tissue does not stand out from the surrounding skin.  Methods One of the treatments consisted in applying topically a cream with silver sulfadiazine, vitamin A and lidocaine, and the other a moisturizer without any active ingredient. Linear and superficial scar measurement, scar severity (Vancouver Scar Scale) and patient perception (Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale) were used as parameters to evaluate the results.  Results They show that the use of a topical treatment with a cream containing silver sulfadiazine, vitamin A and lidocaine decreases the wound size faster, improves scar quality and increases patients positive perception in comparison with those scars treated topically with a cream without active ingredients.  Conclusions The topical use of a cream containing silver sulfadiazine, vitamin A and lidocaine is a therapeutic option that improves the final aesthetic and functional result of post-surgical scars.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cicatrización]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Sulfadiazina plata]]></kwd>
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