Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS)
Vancouver Scar Scale (Sullivan 1990): pigmentation (0-2) + vascularity (0-3) + pliability (0-5) + height (0-3); total 0-13, 0 = normal skin and higher = worse scar.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Pigmentation
- 1
- Vascularity
- 2
- Pliability
- 3
- Height
- 2
Result: Vancouver Scar Scale 8 of 13 — higher = worse scar.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- 0-13
- Pigmentation (0-2), vascularity (0-3), pliability (0-5), height (0-3). 0 = normal skin, higher = worse. No validated bands. A grading scale, not a diagnosis.
What you enter
- Pigmentation (0-2)
- Vascularity (0-3)
- Pliability (0-5)
- Height (0-3)
How this is calculated
Sullivan T, Smith J, Kermode J, McIver E, Courtemanche DJ. Rating the burn scar. J Burn Care Rehabil. 1990;11(3):256-260. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.