Our Routine in Pressure Treatment of Hypertrophic Scars

Abstract

It is well-known that burns can result in hypertrophic reddening, thick, itching scars with contractions. Since 1978 the Burns Unit in Copenhagen has treated this condition with Jobst pressure garments. The patients are regularly controlled in the Jobst day-clinic by a team consisting of a surgeon, physiotherapist, occupational therapist and a nurse. Close to 500 patients have been treated and controlled in the clinic for periods of half a year to one and a half years and, in a few cases, for 3 years.