Comparative Efficacy of Fractional CO2 Laser Combined with Topical Steroid Cream versus Solution for Post-Thyroidectomy Scar Treatment: A Prospective Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Patient Enrollment
2.2. Randomization and Split-Scar Design
2.3. Treatment Protocol
2.4. Management of Possible Harms
2.5. Outcome Evaluation
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Comparative Outcomes in Post-Thyroidectomy Scar before and after the Treatment
3.2. Outcome of POSAS Measurement
3.3. The Outcome of the Entire Treatment
3.4. Physician Preference for Steroid Cream or Solution after Six Months of Treatment
3.5. Summary of Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Huang, C.-Y.; Yen, Y.-H.; Lin, C.-H.; Tsai, Y.-J.; Lin, K.-C.; Lin, H.-P.; Hsieh, C.-H. Comparative Efficacy of Fractional CO2 Laser Combined with Topical Steroid Cream versus Solution for Post-Thyroidectomy Scar Treatment: A Prospective Study. Healthcare 2024, 12, 1605. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12161605
Huang C-Y, Yen Y-H, Lin C-H, Tsai Y-J, Lin K-C, Lin H-P, Hsieh C-H. Comparative Efficacy of Fractional CO2 Laser Combined with Topical Steroid Cream versus Solution for Post-Thyroidectomy Scar Treatment: A Prospective Study. Healthcare. 2024; 12(16):1605. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12161605
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Ching-Ya, Yuan-Hao Yen, Cen-Hung Lin, Yueh-Ju Tsai, Ko-Chien Lin, Hui-Ping Lin, and Ching-Hua Hsieh. 2024. "Comparative Efficacy of Fractional CO2 Laser Combined with Topical Steroid Cream versus Solution for Post-Thyroidectomy Scar Treatment: A Prospective Study" Healthcare 12, no. 16: 1605. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12161605
APA StyleHuang, C.-Y., Yen, Y.-H., Lin, C.-H., Tsai, Y.-J., Lin, K.-C., Lin, H.-P., & Hsieh, C.-H. (2024). Comparative Efficacy of Fractional CO2 Laser Combined with Topical Steroid Cream versus Solution for Post-Thyroidectomy Scar Treatment: A Prospective Study. Healthcare, 12(16), 1605. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12161605