Community Awareness, Utilization, and Factors Influencing the Use of Over-the-Counter Scar Management Products: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Bammidi VK, Sethi TK, Murali K, Tiwari HD, Shekhar S, Kumari S, Managutti A

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.117199
Published: 2026 Sep
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.117199,
  title = {Community Awareness, Utilization, and Factors Influencing the Use of Over-the-Counter Scar Management Products: A Cross-Sectional Survey.},
  author = {Bammidi VK and Sethi TK and Murali K and Tiwari HD and Shekhar S and Kumari S and Managutti A},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.117199},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.117199}
}

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TI  - Community Awareness, Utilization, and Factors Influencing the Use of Over-the-Counter Scar Management Products: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
AU  - Bammidi VK
AU  - Sethi TK
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AU  - Tiwari HD
AU  - Shekhar S
AU  - Kumari S
AU  - Managutti A
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.117199
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VK, B., TK, S., K, M., HD, T., S, S., S, K., & A, M. (2026). Community Awareness, Utilization, and Factors Influencing the Use of Over-the-Counter Scar Management Products: A Cross-Sectional Survey.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.117199

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