Effectiveness of a Combined Pressure and Silicone Intervention for Hypertrophic Scar Treatment

Launched by THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY · Aug 9, 2018

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • The Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) will be used to screen candidates for the study.10 Isolated scars with a total score of 4 or higher and the score of each item equal to or greater than 1 will be included.
• • The scar size should also reach 2\*2 cm2 or above to allow adequate area for assessment tool attachement.
• • Consenting adult's age between 19 to 60 years old who is able to provide written consent, cooperative, and good compliance with treatment.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • the HS area have an open wound or infection;
• • the HS have been treated with steroid injections or other intervention (such as traditional Chinese medicine or laser therapy) prior to the study;
• • the patients have a medical condition that might affect wound healing (e.g., diabetes mellitus or another serious medical problem);
• • the patients with comorbidities that might affect their compliance to treatment: such as severe scar contracture at adjacent area that might be scheduled for reconstructive surgery.