Table 3.

Scar assessment score summary (compared against the scores generated by the pilot study [first cohort])

	First cohort (pilot)	Second cohort
MAPS
Average score	1.88 ± 1.25 (0–4)	1.33 ± 0.52 (1–2)
POSAS
Observer scale
Average score	2.63 ± 0.49	2.33 ± 0.47
Total score	15.75 ± 2.96 (12–20)	14.0 ± 2.83 (11–18)
Overall opinion	2.63 ± 0.74 (2–4)	2.33 ± 0.52 (2–3)
Patient scale
Average score	1.88 ± 0.52	1.97 ± 0.78
Total score	11.29 ± 3.15 (6–16)	11.83 ± 4.67 (6–20)
Overall opinion	2.29 ± 1.38 (1–4)	1.83 ± 0.75 (1–3)

Results are presented as mean ± SD (range).

MAPS indicates Matching Assessment using Photographs with Scars; and POSAS, Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale.