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Existing objective modalities are neither portable nor easy to use.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study aims to validate the correlation between objective measurements with SkinFibrometer<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>, SkinGlossMeter<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>, and Mexameter<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> and subjective assessment with Vancouver Scar Scale (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">VSS<\/jats:styled-content>) of keloid and hypertrophic scar.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 25 patients with keloids and hypertrophic scars were enrolled in this study. Patients were treated with intralesional triamcinolone acetonide at 2\u20136 week intervals. Scar assessments using <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">VSS<\/jats:styled-content>, Skinfibrometer, Skinglossmeter, and Mexameter were performed in both scars and contralateral normal skin at each treatment session. Correlations between the measurements by these tools and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">VSS<\/jats:styled-content> parameters were examined.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We found statistically significant differences between scar and contralateral normal skin using Skinfibrometer, Skinglossmeter, and Mexameter. A strong correlation was found between the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">VSS<\/jats:styled-content> pliability scores and the stiffness of skin of Skinfibrometer (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.628, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">VSS<\/jats:styled-content> vascularity scores showed weak correlation with erythema index of Mexameter (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.372, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). However, no correlation appeared to exist between any parameters of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">VSS<\/jats:styled-content> and Skinglossmeter and between <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">VSS<\/jats:styled-content> pigmentation scores and the melanin index of Mexameter.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In our study, Skinfibrometer can be an objective noninvasive evaluation tool for pliability of the scar.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/srt.12334","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,31]],"date-time":"2016-10-31T04:52:51Z","timestamp":1477889571000},"page":"295-302","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Measurements of scar properties by SkinFibroMeter<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, SkinGlossMeter<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, and Mexameter<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and comparison with Vancouver Scar Scale"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"S. 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