Table 4.

Comparisons between the experimental group (N = 162) and the control group (N = 131) regarding adaptation time and time since scarring.

Group	Scar	m	SD	t	Df	P
Adaptation time	Post-traumatic	2.68	2.91	0.745	291	0.45
	Post-surgical	2.40	3.52
Time since production	Post-traumatic	11.35	10.07	−2.377	291	0.01
	Post-surgical	14.52	12.73

m, mean; SD, Standard Deviation; t, t-test; Df, Degrees of freedom; **p < 0.01 – statistical significance.