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This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of wound edge approximation with skin grafting compared to the conventional approach, where the graft edge exclusively interacts with the wound edge, in reducing hypertrophic scar development. Seventy-four burn unit patients eligible for grafting were randomly allocated into 2 groups: those receiving grafts with overlapping edges (Group A) and those receiving grafts with edges tailored to the burn wound (Group B). Evaluation of graft sites occurred immediately post-surgery and at 1 and 6 months post-operatively using the standardized Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) administered by trained surgeons. The findings of this study revealed that there was no statistically significant difference between the 2 examined groups regarding the average duration of hospitalization and the mean thickness of wounds (P &amp;gt; 0.05). Similarly, the mean scores for pain, vascular index, and pigmentation index immediately post-surgery, at 1 month, and 6 months later, as well as the scar height index and flexibility immediately and at 1-month post-surgery, and the VSS index at the study\u2019s conclusion, showed no significant variation between the 2 groups (P &amp;gt; 0.05). However, at the 6-month follow-up, the mean scar height score (P = 0.004) in the overlapping group and the mean flexibility score (P = 0.017) in the non-overlapping group were significantly lower compared to the respective alternative group. 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