Improving facial scars: comparing two fat grafting techniques using a nanofat graft

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Improving the appearance of atrophic facial scars in patients
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Registration Number: ISRCTN64292493

Lead Sponsor: Damascus University

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with atrophic linear facial scars
2. The length of the scar is more than 2 centimeters
3. Patients older than 18 years old
4. No systemic disease and syndromes
5. Previously untreated scars

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with acute skin disease
2. Patients with bleeding disorder
3. Patients has gone through severe weight gain/loss during the past few months
4. Skinny patients (does not have enough fat tissue in the donor sites)

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Scar quality from the perspectives of the patient and the clinician measured using the Patient And Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) at baseline (T0: preoperative), 3 (T1) and 6 (T2) months postoperative

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The following secondary outcome measures will be assessed at baseline (T0: preoperative), 3 (T1) and 6 (T2) months postoperative:<br>1. Scar appearance measured in 4 grades (Level 1: Macular Scar; Level 2: Mild Scar; Level 3: Moderate Scar; and, Level 4: Severe Scar) by 3 observers using the Goodman and Baron Scale<br>2. Aesthetic improvement measured using the Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (7 levels: -3 = Very Much Worse; -2 = Much Worse; -1 = Worse; 0 = No Change; 1 = Improved; 2 = Much Improved; and, 3 = Very Much Improved)