Pressure therapy to treat burn scars

Secondand third-degree burn scars treated by managed healing, including the meshed net graft, pass through an inflammatory state responsible for redness, hypertrophies, indurations, retractions and adhesion. These phenomena are also observed in other types of scars. Maturation takes approximately 1 year for scars to 18 months for burn scars. Pressure therapy in various forms helps to reduce scarring and should be part of a larger therapeutic strategy.

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