Introduction A lack of high quality burn scar rating scales underpins the urgent need to
introduce a guide for clinicians and researchers to choose the most appropriate scale for …

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 …

Scarring is the result of an injury of the deep portion of the dermis. It is commonly caused
through elective or emergency surgery, accidental or deliberate trauma or through different …

At the 2016 State of the Science meeting, clinicians and burn survivors met to discuss the
advances in scar prevention, evaluation and treatment. While emerging evidence exists to …

Objective The aim of the study was to determine the longitudinal validity, reproducibility,
responsiveness and interpretability of the adult version of the Brisbane Burn Scar Impact …

To optimize patient recovery, understanding which outcomes are most important to burn
patients is key. However, research to determine what outcomes are patient priorities is …

Although dermal scarring is considered by some to be a minor, unavoidable consequence in
response to cutaneous injury, for many patients, cosmetically unsightly scars may cause …

Background Research into the treatment of hypertrophic burn scar is hampered by the
variability and subjectivity of existing outcome measures. This study aims to measure the …

Introduction Scarring is a significant consequence for patients following a burn.
Understanding how patients perceive the physiological scar and define scar severity may …

With advances in wound care technology, there is a trend toward patients undertaking
specialist burns treatment in an outpatient capacity. Photographic scar evaluation is a part of …