Study of The Efficacy of Pressure Garment Therapy for Scar Management in Burn Patients

Study of The Efficacy of Pressure Garment Therapy for Scar Management in Burn Patients

Authors

  • Sana Chaudhry Mayo Hospital, Lahore
  • Muhammad Mustehsen Bashir King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore
  • Arslan Khan Doctors Hospital, Lahore
  • Mamoona Shaukat Mayo Hospital, Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v25i3.3048

Keywords:

Pressure garment therapy, compressive therapy, burn, scar HS hypertrophic scar

Abstract

Purpose: Our study aim is to investigate the effectiveness of pressure garment therapy (PGT) on burn scar treatment.

Methods/design: This is randomized clinical trial (RCT) was conducted at Burn unit and Plastic reconstructive surgery department and burn follow-up Mayo hospital, Lahore. We used prospective study design and enrolled 45 patients who were received pressure garment therapy (PGT). Patients on regular follow-up were to be examined for the status of their scars vascularity, pliability, color, pigmentation and regression. The subjects were wear pressure garments with normal compression randomized to their affected sites. We used Vancouver scar scale to assess scar.

Results: Improvement in the range of motion (ROM) and decrease scar pliability, vascularity, color and pigmentation and decrease rate of scar formation.

Conclusion: Pressure garment therapy is effective in scar management .This study shows the significance of pressure garments, achieving good results in preventing and treating scars, significant increase range of motion (ROM) and good esthetic results.

Author Biographies

Sana Chaudhry, Mayo Hospital, Lahore

Physical Therapist, Burn & Plastic Surgery Department,

Mayo Hospital, Lahore

Muhammad Mustehsen Bashir, King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore

Professor & Head of Burn & Plastic Surgery Department,

KEMU/ Mayo Hospital, Lahore

Arslan Khan, Doctors Hospital, Lahore

Physical Therapist,

Doctors Hospital, Lahore

Mamoona Shaukat, Mayo Hospital, Lahore

Internee Physical Therapist, Burn & Plastic Surgery Department,

Mayo Hospital, Lahore

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Published

10/12/2019

How to Cite

Chaudhry, S. ., Bashir, M. M. ., Khan, A. ., & Shaukat, M. (2019). Study of The Efficacy of Pressure Garment Therapy for Scar Management in Burn Patients . Annals of King Edward Medical University, 25(3). https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v25i3.3048

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