Hypothesis: Improvement of recent surgical scars after treatment with 595nm Pulsed dye laser treatments. Study design: Prospective single blinded within patient controlled randomised trial. Recent surgical scars of at least 5cm will be divided into 2 parts and randomized. 1 part will be treated with 4 595nm Pulsed dye laser treatments on a 4 weeks interval. The other part will serve as a within patient control. 1 and 6 months after the intervention both parts of the scar will be evaluated.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
Part 1 of the surgical scar will be treated with 4 595nm Pulsed dye laser treatments.
Part 2 of the surgical scar will serve as a within patient control.
University Hospital Ghent
Ghent, Belgium
Physician global assessment for the treated and control region (PhGA)
Time frame: Before start of the study, 1 and 6 months after treatment
Patient global assessment for the treated and control region (PGA)
Time frame: Before start of the study, 1 and 6 months after treatment
Assessment of scar color by colorimetry
Time frame: Before start of the study, 1 and 6 months after treatment.
Assessment of scar tickness by ultrasound measurements
Time frame: Before start of the study, 1 and 6 months after treatment.
Assessment of viscoelasticity by Cutometer measurements
Time frame: Before start of the study, 1 and 6 months after treatment.
Clinical scar assessment by the Vancouver Scar scale and POSAS scale.
Time frame: Before the start of the PDL treatment, and 1 and 6 months after the last treatment.
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