Burn therapists' opinion on the application and essential characteristics of a burn scar outcome measure.

Comprehensive burn rehabilitation requires the use of an appropriate burn scar outcome measure (BSOM). The literature reports many BSOMs; however, an objective, practical, inexpensive, valid, reliable, and responsive instrument eludes us. A problem in the development of such a measure is disagreement in which scar properties to include.

Axillary hyperhidrosis: a 5-year review of treatment efficacy and recurrence rates using a new arthroscopic shaver technique.

Background: Axillary hyperhidrosis is a chronic condition characterized by excess axillary perspiration. This results in considerable patient morbidity, with no consistently efficacious medical or surgical treatment method described in the literature.

Methods: All cases of axillary hyperhidrosis over a 5-year period were reviewed retrospectively.