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Critical, Medical & Surgical Nursing Journal

ISSN 2355-1992

Vol. 3 / No. 2 / Published : 2015-04

Order : 12, and page :68 - 73

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Original Article :

Topical aloe vera extract provides consistency of scar hypertrophic post-burn

Author :

  1. Laila Mainur*1
  2. Harmayetty*2
  3. Deni Yasmara*3
  1. Mahasiswa Fakultas Keperawatan
  2. Dosen Fakultas Keperawatan
  3. Dosen Fakultas Keperawatan

Abstract :

Introduction: Post-traumatic burns that already heal, very often happens that an ugly scar in the form of hypertrofic scarring, keloids and are often accompanied by the presence of contractures. Hypertrofic and keloid scar is fibroproliperasi abnormalities in the dermis that is unique to humans that may arise as a result of burns. While contractures occur because of the shortening of the pathological scarring that causes a depormitas and movement disorders such as limited movement of a body part. cases of burns caused 195,000 deaths / year worldwide, especially in poor and developing countries. This aimed of this study was to analyze the effect of topical aloe extract against consistency, height, and pigmentation scarring after burns hypertrophic in Clinic of Plastic Surgery Dr. Soetomo. Methods: This research was used Pre-Experimental design. Population were all patients with burns and 10 patient samples. It used consecutive sampling. The independent variable was aloe vera topical and the dependent variable was the quality of the hypertrofic scar. Data were collected using Vancouver Scar Scale and then analyzed using Wilcoxon Signed Ranks and Paired T-Test. Result: The results showed that there was significant effect before and after basting of topical aloe vera on the value of consistency (p=0.005). No significant effect before and after the aloe vera in the pigmentation scores (p=0.317) and height. There was a difference significant hypertrophic scar consistency before and after aloe vera extract. No differences height and pigmentation significant hypertrophic scars before and after extract of aloe vera aloe vera extract topical effect on the consistency, but not in height and pigmentation in hypertrophic scarring after burns. Conclusions: Further studies with more samples to determine the substances contained in aloe vera that can accelerate changes in consistency, pigmentation, and height.

Keyword :

aloe vera extract, scar hypertrophic, post burn,


References :

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