Dressing Wear Time After Reduction Mammaplasty

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Surgical Site Infection; Skin Colonization
• Interventions: Procedure: reduction mammaplasty

• Registration Number: NCT01002391
• Lead Sponsor: Daniela Francescato Veiga

Brief Summary

This study was designed to determine whether the duration of dressing wear following reduction mammaplasty influence skin colonization and surgical site infections rates.

Detailed Description

Surgical site infections (SSI) are wound infections that occur after invasive procedures.Particularly in plastic surgery procedures, to minimize the risk of SSI is imperative, since even minor infections are able to complicate the healing process and harm the cosmetic result.

Reduction mammaplasty is an effective and well established procedure performed for the relief of physical pain and discomfort associated with macromastia, which significantly decreases patients' quality of life.Breast reduction has provided long-term relief for most patients, with high patient satisfaction.

The demand for this kind of plastic surgery is high.Reduction mammaplasty was the fifth most commonly surgical procedure performed by plastic surgeons in women of United States.Since reduction mammaplasty is associated with a high incidence of wound problems,all effort to minimize the risk of SSI is valid.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-02
• Study First Submitted: 2009-10-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-10-26
• Study First Posted: 2009-10-27
• Primary Completion: 2009-11
• Study Completion: 2010-09
• Status Verified: 2019-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-09-03
• Last Update Posted: 2019-09-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• breast hypertrophy
• candidate to reduction mammaplasty
• body mass index under 30Kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

• pregnancy, delivery or breast feeding during the last 12 months
• body mass index over 30Kg/m2
• breast cancer history
• previous breast surgery
• hard smoking

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Postoperative day 6	reduction mammaplasty	Dressing is removed on the sixth postoperative day
Postoperative day 1	reduction mammaplasty	Dressing is removed on the first postoperative day

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
surgical site infection	30 days postoperatively

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
skin colonization	6 days postoperatively

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital das Clínicas Samuel Libânio - UNIVÁS; 🇧🇷 Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil