Reduction of Scarring With Electrical Stimulation
Patients were recruited from October 2010 to June 2011 through the specialist scar service at the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, in Manchester, England, UK. The patients were provided with written and verbal information about the FW treatment and were given the opportunity to ask questions prior to treatment, during which time it was also established if they fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients of any age, sex, and medical history were eligible. The inclusion criteria were: any patient who had symptomatic scars that were RDS only, including keloid or hypertrophic scars and RDS of different causations, such as acne, surgery, and trauma; patients who had scars that had not previously responded to treatments for their symptoms, (eg, steroid injections or surgery); and those who requested further noninvasive treatment.
The exclusion criteria were: patients who were taking medications such as antibiotics or steroids as they are known to reduce the electrical activity in the skin; patients who were pregnant or planning to conceive; patients with implanted electrical devices (ie, pacemaker, cochlear implant); and patients with other types of scars.
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Patients were recruited from October 2010 to June 2011 through the specialist scar service at the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, in Manchester, England, UK. The patients were provided with written and verbal information about the FW treatment and were given the opportunity to ask questions prior to treatment, during which time it was also established if they fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients of any age, sex, and medical history were eligible. The inclusion criteria were: any patient who had symptomatic scars that were RDS only, including keloid or hypertrophic scars and RDS of different causations, such as acne, surgery, and trauma; patients who had scars that had not previously responded to treatments for their symptoms, (eg, steroid injections or surgery); and those who requested further noninvasive treatment.
The exclusion criteria were: patients who were taking medications such as antibiotics or steroids as they are known to reduce the electrical activity in the skin; patients who were pregnant or planning to conceive; patients with implanted electrical devices (ie, pacemaker, cochlear implant); and patients with other types of scars.
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