The neck collar--a treatment of hypertrophic burn scars of the neck region. A clinical study.

Hypertrophic burn scars of the neck region are disfiguring and cause functional disturbances such as itchiness, tenderness, blistering or even contractures. Since 1970 the Burns Unit in Copenhagen has treated hypertrophic scars of the neck with a special soft neck collar as a routine. This pressure treatment is controlled in the Jobst day-clinic by a team consisting of a surgeon, physiotherapist, occupational therapist and a nurse. The clinical results of 17 cases are reported and commented on.