Improvements in acute burn care have enabled patients to survive massive burns that would
have once been fatal. Now up to 70% of patients develop hypertrophic scars after burns. The …

Background: Excision followed by adjuvant irradiation is considered safe and most
efficacious for treatment of keloid scars. Recently, different authors published successful …

Background Teachers in high-stress roles face increasing psychological distress such as
anxiety and depression, underscoring the need for validated assessment instruments. Given …

Objectives At present, there are many therapies for treating keloids and hypertrophic scars,
but there is still a lack of treatments that are relatively balanced in efficacy and safety. The …

Introduction Reliable characterization of a hypertrophic scar (HTS) is integral to
epidemiologic studies designed to identify clinical and genetic risk factors for HTS. The …

Abstract Purpose The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) is widely used
for measurements of scar quality. This encompasses visual, tactile and sensory …

In this study, we aimed to quantify the effects of fractional ablative carbon dioxide laser
therapy in the treatment of widespread hypertrophic burn scars. While many different pilot …

Background: Postoperative hypertrophic scarring of the medial canthal area is a common
phenomenon and deterrent for patients considering epicanthoplasty. Botulinum toxin type A …

Objective This study assessed the role of self-reported facial scar severity as a possible
influencing factor on self-esteem and depressive symptoms in patients with facial burns …

Abstract Background Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are of growing importance in
research and clinical care and may be used as primary outcomes or as compliments to …