Table 4: Scar Characteristics (VSS = Vancouver Scar Scale [12], VAS = Visual Analogous Scale)

Group A Group B p-Value
scar length (range) 21 (18-26) 18 (14-23) 0.000
scar width (range) 1.0 (0.5-2.0) 0.8 (0.3-1.0) 0.58
VSS (range) 4 (1-9) 3 (0-6) 0.146
VAS (range) 7.6 (0.6-10) 7.1 (3.3-10) 0.681