Auricular acupoints. The auricular Shenmen (HT7) and Subcortex (AT4) acupoints were used to treat PBS syndrome in major burn patients. Stimulation of both acupoints may interfere with vagal tone and thus affect autonomic activity.|@|~(^,^)~|@|Study protocol for auriculotherapy. The indicated patients followed the treatment protocols and received evaluations both before and after treatment. Patients who pursued other interventions, such as laser therapy, herbal supplementation, and/or surgery during treatment, were excluded. The data were recorded every two weeks, but only the data in the fourth week were used for the final analysis.|@|~(^,^)~|@|Analyses of patients. Thirty-one patients were originally included, and one withdrew due to intolerable pain. Seven patients who did not receive other interventions for the three months following acupoint stimulation were analyzed as the control group. n = number; M = male; F = female.|@|~(^,^)~|@|Burn scar appearance. Prior to the study, the appearance of burn scars in each patient showed erythematous changes (rich vascularity), easy maceration, and contracture (A). After completing the study, the burn scars of patients who received no intervention were relatively stable but still contracted (B). Auriculotherapy can relieve systemic symptoms but was not associated with sustained effects due to local contracture. At this stage, laser interventions and surgeries are advised to control scar syndrome.

J Acupunct Meridian Stud 2021;14:127~136 https://doi.org/10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.4.127