TABLE 2.

Independent blinded scar assessment at six months

	Control N=73	Taped N=63	p-value
Overall rating of scar appearance			0.004
Very good	11 (15.1%)	10 (16.1%)
Good	17 (23.3%)	29 (46.8%)
Okay	16 (21.9%)	13 (21.0%)
Poor	25 (34.2%)	10 (16.1%)
Very poor	4 (5.5%)	0
Median width of scar (IQR) [mm]	4.0 (2.0, 7.5)	3.0 (2.0, 5.0)	0.015
Median length of scar (IQR) [mm]	36.0 (29.0,42.5)	35.0 (28.0,41.0)	0.39
Scar elevation	8 (11.0%)	4 (6.5%)	0.55
Scar depression	26 (35.6%)	22 (35. 5%)	0.99
Discolouring	69 (94.5%)	57 (91.9%)	0.73

IQR- interquartile range