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 …

Burns can have both physical and psychological effects on individuals. Pressure garments
and silicone gels are used to improve the aesthetic appearance and functions of the skin …

Methods Analysis was conducted on data collected between January 2006 and May 2014
from 960 patients (2440 anatomic burn sites) using the Burn Model System (BMS) database …

Subjective Tools for Burn Scar Assessment: An Integrative Re... : Advances in Skin & Wound
Care Subjective Tools for Burn Scar Assessment: An Integrative Review : Advances in Skin & …

Background Pressure garment therapy (PGT) is an established treatment for the prevention
and treatment of hypertrophic scarring; however, there is limited evidence for its …

Introduction Millions of scars form annually from burns, surgery, and trauma. Scars have
been shown to have wide-ranging effects on quality of life, including impaired physical and …

Background An effective patient-reported outcome measure for scars is needed to assess
scar treatments and thus improve scar management. The recently developed SCAR-Q …

Background Scar assessment plays a key role during burns aftercare, to monitor scar
remodelling and patients' psychosocial well-being. To aid assessment, subjective scar …

PURPOSE: All deep second and third degree burns are at risk to develop hypertrophic scars
which can severely undermine the quality of survival. To assess the severity of scarring …