Background: Existing scar evaluation tools are based on verbal descriptions and used
primarily for burn scar assessment. To evaluate linear scars, the authors developed a new …

Depending on the patient population, the incidence of scarring is as great as 75% after
burns. Skin pliability and functional recovery are affected negatively by hypertrophic …

Very few objective scar evaluations have been conducted with burn survivors, which limits
our knowledge of the clinical recovery profile of hypertrophic scars (HSc) and donor site …

Introduction For severe burns patient care presents a considerable challenge, necessitating
an integrated multi-disciplinary approach that utilises a range of treatments. The period of …

Purpose. Complications of surgical incision include pathological scars with functional,
cosmetic or psychological consequences. Postsurgical scar assessment is fundamental for a …

Pathological scarring in burn wounds can result in hypertrophic scars and/or contractures.
Prevalences of hypertrophic scarring after burn injuries between 8% and 67% are reported …

ABSTRACT The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) is one of the most
robust instruments to assess scar quality, but there is no Italian version, and no other …

Objective: Cutaneous wound healing in adults invariably results in scarring; however, there
are few scales to quantify the degree of such scarring. The authors developed a …

Patients can have wide-ranging problems related to scars, in terms of cosmesis, function,
symptoms, psychological problems and overall quality of life issues. A range of treatments …

Background: Skin scars have a unique impact on patients' lives. Quantification with disease-
specific patient-reported outcome measures is essential for assessing disease severity. This …