Contractubex Versus Corticosteroid Phonophoresis on Burn Hypertrophic Scar

Background: Hypertrophic scar is an exaggerated proliferative response to wound healing that stays within the boundaries of the original wound.Objectives: This study conducted to test which is better for controlling hypertrophic scar, contractubex or corticosteroid phonophoresis.Methods: Thirty patients with hypertrophic scar after thermal burn were randomly classified into two groups with fifteen patients in each group; Group A received contractubex phonophoresis. Group B received triamcinolone phonophoresis. All outcome measures including pliability, height and vascularity of hypertrophic scar were evaluated before and after the treatment program (after 3 months-36 sesseions) by tonometer and modified Vancouver scar scale respectively.Results: Showed that Group A that received contractubex phonophoresis had higher statistical significant values than Group B that received triamcinolone phonophoresis.Conclusion: The findings of the study revealed that contractubex phonophoresis was more effective than triamcinolone phonophoresis for treatment of hypertrophic scar after thermal burn.