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Efficacy of Contractubex gel in the treatment of fresh scars after thoracic surgery in children and adolescents . Scar development was investigated in 45 young patients who had undergone thoracic surgery . Patients were randomly assigned either to a group which was treated topically with Contractubex gel ( Merz + Co. , D-Frankfurt/Main ) , containing 10 % onion extract , 50/U of sodium heparin per one g of gel and 1 % allantoin , or to a group receiving no treatment . The treatment began on average 26 days after the operation and was continued for one year . The scars of all treated and untreated patients were evaluated at monthly intervals . The appearance of the scar , including scar type and scar size as well as scar colour , was assessed by the physician . A reduction of the increase of scar width was seen in the Contractubex-treated group as compared with the untreated group . Further , physiological scars and skin-coloured scars were more frequent in the treated group than in the untreated group . Hypertrophic or keloidal scars were less frequent in the treated group . No differences in scar length and scar height were seen . At the end of the observation period , the clinical course of scar development was rated as " very good " or " good " in more than 90 % of the treated patients , " good " in less than 40 % and " moderate " or " bad " in more than 60 % of the untreated cases . The tolerability of the drug was " good " or " very good " in all cases . In conclusion , Contractubex gel is useful in scar treatment after thoracic surgery .
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Intervention_Pharmacological
treated topically with Contractubex gel ( Merz + Co.
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Intervention_Pharmacological
D-Frankfurt/Main ) , containing 10 % onion extract , 50/U of sodium heparin per one g of gel and 1 % allantoin
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Outcome_Physical
appearance of the scar , including scar type and scar size as well as scar colour
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Outcome_Physical
physiological scars and skin-coloured scars
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Outcome_Physical
Hypertrophic or keloidal scars
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Outcome_Physical
scar length
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Outcome_Physical
scar height
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Outcome_Physical
scar development
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Participant_Age
fresh scars after thoracic surgery in children and adolescents .