The Effect of Wound Edge Eversion on Cosmesis
- Conditions
- Surgical Incisions
- Interventions
- Procedure: EversionProcedure: Approximation
- Registration Number
- NCT00872638
- Lead Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
- Brief Summary
Aesthetic appearance of repaired incisions is very important to surgical patients. It has been stated that if the edges of a wound are closed in such a manner that will result in eversion, or pouting of the edges that the end cosmetic result will be superior when compared to wound edges that are simply approximated. The purpose of this study is to compare cosmetic outcomes of incisions that are closed with everted edges to those in which the edges are simply approximated.
- Detailed Description
Surgical incisions will be split into two halfs and each half will be randomized to standard or everting sutures. 3 months later the cosmetic outcome of the healed wounds will be determined using a validated scar evaluation scale.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
- age over 18.
- able to consent.
- scheduled for elective plastic or cardiothoracic surgery.
- history of keloids, hypertrophic scarring, diabetes, or peripheral vascular disease.
- those requiring systemic steroids or undergoing chemotherapy, and those unable or unwilling to consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 Eversion - 2 Approximation -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cosmetic result of surgical incision as measured by VAS scale 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cosmetic Results as measured by the Stony Brook Scar Scale 1 year
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Stony Brook University Medical Center
🇺🇸Stony Brook, New York, United States