Table I.

Hypertrophic scar thickness assessment from baseline to all follow-ups

	Laser+steroid Mean ± SD	Laser+petrolatum Mean ± SD	95% CI of the difference	p-value between segment
Baseline	1.11 ± 0.81	1.05 ±0.66	–0.06–0.18	0.314
2 weeks after 2nd treatment	0.94 ± 0.68	0.95 ± 0.62	–0.12–0.11	0.851
1 week after 4th treatment	0.86 ± 0.65	0.86 ± 0.62	–0.11–0.10	0.918
1-month follow-up	0.72 ± 0.50	0.76 ± 0.51	–0.11–0.05	0.425
3-month follow-up	0.68 ± 0.45	0.73 ± 0.43	–0.13–0.04	0.303
6-month follow-up	0.66 ± 0.39	0.69 ± 0.36	–0.11–0.05	0.402
p-value between visit	0.009	< 0.001		Not applicable

CI: confidence interval.