The effect of dressing after facial melanocytic nevi excision on infection rate
- Conditions
- Infection rate after facial melanocytic nevus excision based on dressing duration.Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- IRCT201101125601N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran university of medical sciences, Razi hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 468
1- patients with facial melanocytic nevi; 2-candidate or volunteer for nevus excision; 3- consent for participation in the study and 4- possibility of following up after surgery for evaluating wound infection. Exclusion criteria:1- patients with recent burn in the lesion sites; 2-very obese patients (BMI more than 35); 3- patients who were receiving antibiotics for any reason; 4- patients who were under treatment of systemic antibiotics after surgery; 5-patients with history of Diabetes or COPD; 6-patients who had taken immunosuppressive drugs within recent 3 months; 7-patients who were under phototherapy in the recent three months; 8- patients who need flap for lesion reconstruction and finally patients who need suturing subcutaneous tissue at the time of nevi excision.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Infection after facial melanocytic excision. Timepoint: 4-6 days after nevus excision (suture removal time). Method of measurement: clinical inspection of infection signs by dermatologist.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method