Pressure therapy to treat burn scars

A general overview of burn care

“…In patients who are prone to scarring (based on the results of previous injury and wound‐healing time), preventative measures may be taken after reepithelialisation is complete. These measures include the use of customised pressure garments (155–158), with or without silicon sheeting as a contact layer on the wound (159–161). Corticosteroid injections are also used (162,163), and other therapies are being developed as well, among them the use of different types of laser (164,165) and, possibly, the use of pharmacological agents (166).…”

Suture Edge Tension Control Technologies for Scar Improvement

“…Globally a better understanding of scar mechanics has been under way for several years [2]. This has made it possible to multiply the compression strategies offered by compression garments or Orlen® (Professional Plastics, Fullerton, CA) plates, particularly in burn scars [4]. Translational research has been stimulated and the optimization of mechanical devices exploiting mechanical forces has been developed, especially in the field of wound healing [5].…”