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== Objective<br>  ==
== Objective<br>  ==
Developed in 1990 by Sullivan et al<ref>Sullivan, T et al. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2373734/ Rating the burn scar]. The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation. 1990;11: 256-60. </ref>, the Vancouver Scar Scale was the first widely used assessment to record burns scars using a semi-quantitative approach<ref>Park JW, Koh YG, Shin SH, Choi Y, Kim W, Yoo HH, et al. [https://www.jkslms.or.kr/journal/view.html?uid=263&vmd=Full Review of Scar Assessment Scales.] Medical Lasers. 2022;11:1-7 </ref>, in order to measure change in scar appearance during healing and treatment<ref>Baryza, M J, and G A Baryza. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8537427/ The Vancouver Scar Scale: an administration tool and its interrater reliability.] The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation. 1995; 16: 535-8. </ref>.


== Intended Population<br>  ==
== Intended Population<br>  ==

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Developed in 1990 by Sullivan et al[1], the Vancouver Scar Scale was the first widely used assessment to record burns scars using a semi-quantitative approach[2], in order to measure change in scar appearance during healing and treatment[3].

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  1. Sullivan, T et al. Rating the burn scar. The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation. 1990;11: 256-60.
  2. Park JW, Koh YG, Shin SH, Choi Y, Kim W, Yoo HH, et al. Review of Scar Assessment Scales. Medical Lasers. 2022;11:1-7
  3. Baryza, M J, and G A Baryza. The Vancouver Scar Scale: an administration tool and its interrater reliability. The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation. 1995; 16: 535-8.