Time heals. A study of thyroidectomy scars
Objective: To evaluate the quality of the thyroidectomy scars over a long period of time. Methods: Over a period of two years the quality of the thyroidectomy scars among 283 consecutive patients was registered during their follow-up for malignancies. On a scale of 0 (excellent) to 3 (bad) thyroidec...
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| author | Vergilius José Furtado de Araujo Filho Vergilius José Furtado de Araujo-Neto Leandro Luongo de Matos |
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| description | Objective: To evaluate the quality of the thyroidectomy scars over a long period of time. Methods: Over a period of two years the quality of the thyroidectomy scars among 283 consecutive patients was registered during their follow-up for malignancies. On a scale of 0 (excellent) to 3 (bad) thyroidectomy scars were classified according to the time after surgery. Results: After 5 years or more 95% of the scars were classified as excellent or very good; 55% of them were excellent, which indicates that the scar was virtually invisible at a distance of 1.5 meters. Only 5% of the cases had a regular or bad scar after 5-years or more, and only one patient (0.5%) had a bad scar. Conclusion: The scars remaining after thyroid surgery had an improved appearance with time, and the vast majority of patients had an excellent or very good scar after a period of five years or more. Level of evidence: Level III. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-78d38472444f457ea1bfd6e19645fc732025-08-20T03:24:08ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology1808-86942025-07-019110164110.1016/j.bjorl.2025.101641Time heals. A study of thyroidectomy scarsVergilius José Furtado de Araujo Filho0Vergilius José Furtado de Araujo-Neto1Leandro Luongo de Matos2Corresponding author.; Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Disciplina de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, São Paulo, SP, BrazilUniversidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Disciplina de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, São Paulo, SP, BrazilUniversidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Disciplina de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, São Paulo, SP, BrazilObjective: To evaluate the quality of the thyroidectomy scars over a long period of time. Methods: Over a period of two years the quality of the thyroidectomy scars among 283 consecutive patients was registered during their follow-up for malignancies. On a scale of 0 (excellent) to 3 (bad) thyroidectomy scars were classified according to the time after surgery. Results: After 5 years or more 95% of the scars were classified as excellent or very good; 55% of them were excellent, which indicates that the scar was virtually invisible at a distance of 1.5 meters. Only 5% of the cases had a regular or bad scar after 5-years or more, and only one patient (0.5%) had a bad scar. Conclusion: The scars remaining after thyroid surgery had an improved appearance with time, and the vast majority of patients had an excellent or very good scar after a period of five years or more. Level of evidence: Level III.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869425000849ThyroidectomyThyroid glandCicatrix |
| spellingShingle | Vergilius José Furtado de Araujo Filho Vergilius José Furtado de Araujo-Neto Leandro Luongo de Matos Time heals. A study of thyroidectomy scars Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Thyroidectomy Thyroid gland Cicatrix |
| title | Time heals. A study of thyroidectomy scars |
| title_full | Time heals. A study of thyroidectomy scars |
| title_fullStr | Time heals. A study of thyroidectomy scars |
| title_full_unstemmed | Time heals. A study of thyroidectomy scars |
| title_short | Time heals. A study of thyroidectomy scars |
| title_sort | time heals a study of thyroidectomy scars |
| topic | Thyroidectomy Thyroid gland Cicatrix |
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