Time heals. A study of thyroidectomy scars

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q2 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI:10.1016/j.bjorl.2025.101641

Vergilius José Furtado de Araujo Filho, Vergilius José Furtado de Araujo-Neto, Leandro Luongo de Matos

{"title":"Time heals. A study of thyroidectomy scars","authors":"Vergilius José Furtado de Araujo Filho, Vergilius José Furtado de Araujo-Neto, Leandro Luongo de Matos","doi":"10.1016/j.bjorl.2025.101641","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To evaluate the quality of the thyroidectomy scars over a long period of time.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>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.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>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.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>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.</div></div><div><h3>Level of evidence</h3><div>Level III.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49099,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology","volume":"91 ","pages":"Article 101641"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869425000849","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

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.

查看原文本刊更多论文

时间会治愈。甲状腺切除术后瘢痕的研究

目的评价甲状腺切除术后长期瘢痕的质量。方法对283例恶性肿瘤患者进行为期2年的随访，记录其甲状腺切除术瘢痕质量。根据术后时间将甲状腺切除术瘢痕分为0（优）~ 3（坏）级。结果术后5年及以上95%的瘢痕评分为优或极好；其中55%是优秀的，这表明在1.5米的距离上疤痕几乎是看不见的。只有5%的病例在5年或更长时间后有常规或严重的疤痕，只有1例（0.5%）有严重的疤痕。结论甲状腺术后瘢痕外观随时间的推移而改善，绝大多数患者术后5年及以上瘢痕为优或极好。证据等级：III级。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY-

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

0.00%

发文量

205

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology publishes original contributions in otolaryngology and the associated areas (cranio-maxillo-facial surgery and phoniatrics). The aim of this journal is the national and international divulgation of the scientific production interesting to the otolaryngology, as well as the discussion, in editorials, of subjects of scientific, academic and professional relevance. The Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology is born from the Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia, of which it is the English version, created and indexed by MEDLINE in 2005. It is the official scientific publication of the Brazilian Association of Otolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery. Its abbreviated title is Braz J Otorhinolaryngol., which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes and bibliographical references and strips.