Variability of pressure at the pressure garment-scar interface in children after burn: A pilot longitudinal cohort study

The application of pressure to the burn scar via pressure garment therapy is a common burn scar management intervention in high income countries [1 –3]. However, pressure garment therapy has an unknown mechanism of action, an unconfirmed ideal pressure ‘dosage’ at the interface of the pressure garment and burn scar and minimal high quality evidence supporting its use [4,5]. It has been postulated that an interface pressure at or above cap illary pressure is required to occlude local capillaries, thus creating hypoxia in the cells leading to cellular changes including collagen breakdown [3,6,7].
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research