The Effect of Wound Edge Eversion on Cosmesis

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Conditions studied: Surgical Incisions

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00872638

Run by

Stony Brook University

People needed

0

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2016-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-06-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age over 18.
• able to consent.
• scheduled for elective plastic or cardiothoracic surgery.

You may not qualify if…

• history of keloids, hypertrophic scarring, diabetes, or peripheral vascular disease.
• those requiring systemic steroids or undergoing chemotherapy, and those unable or unwilling to consent.

Where it is running

• Stony Brook University Medical Center — Stony Brook, New York, United States

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