Background: Published trials evaluating pressure garment and/or silicone therapy as a treatment for hypertrophic burn scarring are of poor quality and highly susceptible to bias. The authors' aim was to compare the efficacy of pressure garment therapy alone and in combination with silicone gel sheet or spray therapy for the prevention of hypertrophic scarring.
Methods: The authors conducted an open, single-center, randomized controlled study with intraindividual comparison of study preparations and control to standard treatment.