intractable scar
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Age 18 to 55 years old 2) Patient with intractable scars: Patients with pathological scars (hypertrophic scar or keloid) a. Hypertrophic scar: Occurring at any part of the skin which limited to the extent of the injury, with early redness, thickening, hardening and higher surface than the surrounding skin, often accompanied by itching and pain. b. Keloid: It usually occurs in the neck, earlobe, shoulder, chest, upper arm, etc. It is red, hard, and has poor elasticity. It protrudes from the skin surface beyond the original lesion range and expands to the surrounding normal skin, like crab feet, and may be accompanied by itching or pain. And meet any of the following conditions: a. Pathological scars with large area: Patients with large scar that cannot be directly sutured after surgical resection evaluated by professional doctors; b. Multiple pathological scars: patients with more than three pathological scars throughout the body; c. For the past 3 months or more, the patient has received invalid or recurrent pathological scar treatment, including steroid injection, hyaluronidase injection, laser therapy, surgical incision, and nuclear medicine treatment, etc; 3) Complies with Fitzpatrick skin classification III to IV 4) Sign an informed consent form to participate in this study and be able to cooperate with treatment and complete follow-up work.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients have received pathological scar treatment in the past three months, including steroid injection, hyaluronidase injection, laser therapy, surgical incision, and nuclear medicine treatment, etc; 2) Patients with adverse reactions after receiving steroid therapy in the past: local atrophy, indentation, pigmentation, infection, etc 3) Patients with adverse reactions after receiving hyaluronidase injection in the past: allergic reactions such as skin redness, swelling, itching, erythema, etc 4) Patients with adverse reactions after previous photothermal therapy: pigmentation, itching, local swelling, local exudation, or infection 5) Patients with previous history of shingles infection, or with low or impaired immune function 6) Patients with previous history of long-term steroid therapy 7) The injection area is unsuitable for injection or has the risk of infection, such as folliculitis, fungal infection and skin ulceration. 8) Combined with allergic diseases (Contact dermatitis, allergic Hives, etc.) or infectious diseases of the blood system (hepatitis B, syphilis, etc.); 9) Patients with serious medical diseases (such as diabetes, hepatitis, coronary heart disease, Arteriosclerosis, glomerulonephritis, blood system diseases, autoimmune diseases, etc.) and previous history of malignant tumors; 10) Those who are receiving anticoagulant therapy or have been taking anticoagulant activating health products for a long time without stopping taking them for less than one month; 11) Those who have a long-term smoking history and have smoked within 3 months; 12) Women who is pregnant or who is within 6 months postpartum; 13) Individuals with mental illness, lack of self-awareness, inability to accurately express and collaborate; 14) Individuals who participated in other clinical trials within 30 days prior to the first visit of this study;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Vancouver Assessment Scale ; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient Scar Assessment Scale;Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale ;Vancouver Assessment Scale ;Height of the scar; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Peking university Shenzhen hospital