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Abstract Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy versus silicone gel sheet on hypertrophic scars post-burn. Subjects and Methods: Thirty patients (males and females) were suffering from post-burn hypertrophic scarring at upper limb, lower limb and trunk, at upper limb, lower limb and trunk, at upper limb, lower limb and trunk, they ranged in age from 20 to 45, they were distributed into 2 equivalent groups at random. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and a conventional physical therapy program were given to group A for two months 2 sessions per week. group B was given a silicone gel sheet to wear for 20 to 24 hours per day (the sheets were washed every day and used again for 4 to 8 weeks) along with a conventional physical therapy program for two months 2 sessions per week. For all groups, the data were gathered before and following the same treatment time. Assessment: Evaluation procedures were done before and after treatment utilizing the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS). Results: All P-SAS and O-SAS items significantly lower after treatment than before treatment in group A and group B when comparing post-treatment and pre-treatment in both groups (p 0.001). Following therapy, there was a considerable decline in all P-SAS and O-SAS items for group A in comparison to group B (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is an efficient, easy to apply, noninvasive treatment modality and had more significant effects on post-burn hypertrophic scars than silicone gel sheet (SGS). |