INTRODUCTION: Scar rating scales have the potential to contribute to better evaluation of
scar properties in both research and clinical settings. Despite a large number of scars …

Background Current scar assessment methods do not capture variation in scar outcome
across the burn scar surface area. A new method (mVSS-TBSA) using a modified Vancouver …

Background: This overview critically compares subjective assessment tools and available
objective measurement tools with potential devices becoming available. Our goal is to lay …

Chapter 6 In a clinimetric analysis, 3D stereophotogrammetry was found to be reliable and
valid for measuring scar volume in clinical research Chapter 7 Assessing blood flow …

The subjective assessment of scar appearance is a widely used method in the evaluation of
burn outcomes and the efficacy of treatment methods. The purpose of this study is to design …

Background: Although scar evaluation tools are necessary for an evidence-based approach
to scar management, there is as yet no generally accepted tool. The Patient and Observer …

Aims Hypertrophic scars in burn survivors are a major cause of morbidity but the
development of evidence based treatments is hampered by the lack of objective …

This study examined influences on scarring after burn in a prospective study using a defined
outcome measure: scar height measured by a modified Vancouver Scar Scale (mVSS). A …

No universally accepted standard for evaluation, prevention, and treatment of scars,
hypertrophic scars, and keloids exists. Following development of a questionnaire, we …

Over the last decades, many scar assessment scales have been developed, not only to
evaluate the effectiveness of new and existing treatments in the research setting but also to …