Healing Time Correlates With the Quality of Scaring: Results From a Prospective Randomized Control Donor Site Trial.

BACKGROUND: Scar formation remains a potential problem after surgery or trauma. Factors influencing scar tissue have been recognized, most notably healing time and wound depth. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between healing time and the quality of scar tissue formation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Scarring was assessed at 3 and 12 months after treatment in an RCT of 219 patients and consecutive 438 split-thickness skin graft donor sites. The primary end point of the study was healing time and the quality of scar tissue, which was scored by a validated scar scale evaluating scar height, surface, and color. RESULTS: The mean time of wound healing was 15.8 days, with a mean scar score of 6.89 at 3 months and 4.66 at 12 months. There was a significant (p

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