Table 5.

Height of hypertrophic scar lesions before and after treatment

Height (digital ruler) (mm)	5-FU monotherapy	Combined approach (laser + 5-FU)	Student’s t-test	P-value
Before
Mean ± SD	3.30±1.15	3.03±1.13	0.661	0.420
Range	1.14–5.64	0.82–5.37
After
Mean ± SD	1.24±0.77	0.29±0.56	23.969	<0.001
Range	0–2.75	0–1.84

Abbreviation: 5-FU, 5 fluorouracil.