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From: Effect of systematic nursing on scar appearance following radical thyroidectomy: a retrospective cohort analysis

Fig. 3

Scar condition evaluation by VSS. In the 3rd month after surgery, most aspects of VSS showed no significant difference between the two groups except thickness (P < 0.01). In the 6th month, most aspects of VSS showed significant differences except pain and itch. In the 12th month, higher scores for pigmentation (P < 0.01), vascularization (P < 0.01), and itch (P < 0.01) were shown in the control group, who also showed higher total scores in the 6th and 12th months (P < 0.001).

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