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Successful treatment of thyroidectomy scar with a pneumatic needleless injector and silicone gel
Author(s) -
Seok Joon,
Kwon Hyun J,
Choi Sun Y,
Yoo Kwang H,
Oh Chang T,
Kim Beom J
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/iwj.12585
Subject(s) - medicine , silicone , surgery , thyroidectomy , vascularity , total thyroidectomy , thyroid , chemistry , organic chemistry
Dear Editors, Thyroidectomy is the most frequently used method when performing surgery for thyroid cancer. A transverse incision on the neck is typically used to approach the thyroid; scar formation in highly visible areas of the neck is a consequence of using this method. The mean score of the Dermatology Life Quality Index for persons who have a thyroidectomy scar is similar to the mean score of patients with psoriasis and severe atopic dermatitis (1). In this study, we report the effects of a pneumatic needleless injector and silicone gel on scar remodelling in the case of a male patient with a thyroidectomy scar. A 41-year-old male patient visited our hospital to lessen the conspicuousness of a thyroidectomy scar (Figure 1). He underwent a total thyroidectomy and bilateral central node dissection 2 weeks prior to his visit. He had an erythematous protruding scar, with a length of 6 cm and a thickness of 3 mm. The Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS), including pigmentation, vascularity, pliability and height, was used for clinical assessment. The first time the patient presented, his VSS score was 7 points. We had him apply a silicone gel sheet (Scar-ClinicTM; Hans Biomed / Ildong Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Seoul, Korea) to only the left side of

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