Analysis of Risk Factors to Predict Occurrence and Prognosis of Postsurgical Hypertrophic Scar Development: A Review of 4238 Cases.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with the occurrence and prognosis of hypertrophic scarring following thyroidectomy.

Materials and methods

A total of 4238 patients who underwent thyroidectomy were included in this study. A multivariable logistic regression model was developed to identify the risk factors for hypertrophic scar development and its prognosis.

Results

Our analysis revealed that hypertrophic scar development was associated with younger age [odds ratio (OR)=0.949, p<0.0001], male sex (OR=0.562, p<0.0001), higher body mass index (OR=1.137, p<0.0001), prominent sternocleidomastoid muscles (OR=2.522, p<0.0001), scarring located within 1 cm of the sternal notch (OR=4.345, p<0.0001), and a histor

SUBMITTER: Cho MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10613765 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature