Dermal substitutes are well established in the reconstructive ladder. MatriDerm®(Dr. Otto
Suwelack Skin & Health Care AG, Billerbeck, Germany) is a single-layer dermal substitute …

Children who experience a severe burn injury not only require acute medical care but may
also need ongoing rehabilitation. To mitigate the potential long-term consequences of …

Objective: Skin fibrosis places an enormous burden on patients and society, but
disagreement exists over methods to quantify severity of skin scarring. A suction cutometer …

Background Excessive scarring and fibrosis are the most severe and common complications
of burn injury. Prolonged exposure to high levels of glucocorticoids detrimentally impacts on …

Background Burns are caused by a variety of mechanisms, including flames, hot liquids,
metallurgy, chemicals, electric current, and ionizing and non‐ionizing radiation. The most …

Cutaneous burn scars impact various aspects of life. Scar treatment is mainly evaluated on
scar characteristics. Consensus is needed on which other outcomes to capture, ensuring …

Presently, research assessments of burn scar management interventions focus on measures
of scarring and scar features. However, qualitative research demonstrates that patients …

This study explored the effect of perioperative use of low‐dose dexamethasone on
inflammatory factors in drainage fluid and wound healing after thyroid surgery. In the …

Qualitative methodology has continued to develop through scholarly inquiry, with its
application to burn scar research progressed substantially since early use. Concerns were …

Methods: This was a prospective single-center study which assessed patient scars using the
Vancouver Scar Scale, the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment scale, and the …