Long-term medical treatment of patients with severe burns at exposed sites

Table 3 Changes in the objective parameters of scar assessment in the two groups after anti-scar therapy

Scale score
Parameters	Group A				Group B
	1 wk	1 mo	3 mo	6 mo	1 wk	1 mo	3 mo	6 mo
Color	1.3 ± 0.5	2.2 ± 0.6	2.0 ± 0.7	0.8 ± 0.6	1.4 ± 0.5	2.5 ± 0.5	3.0 ± 0.3	2.4 ± 0.7
Thickness	0.8 ± 0.4	2.2 ± 0.7	2.6 ± 1.0	1.0 ± 0.6	0.9 ± 0.6	2.6 ± 0.7	3.2 ± 0.6	2.7 ± 0.9
Vascular distribution	1.5 ± 0.5	2.5 ± 0.5	2.2 ± 0.8	0.8 ± 0.6	1.4 ± 0.7	2.4 ± 0.7	2.8 ± 0.4	2.1 ± 0.8
Softness	0.8 ± 0.6	2.7 ± 0.8	2.8 ± 0.7	1.2 ± 0.7	0.7 ± 0.6	3.1 ± 0.6	3.9 ± 1.0	3.8 ± 1.1