None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
There are various suturing techniques used to repair wounds after skin surgery. This study was designed to assess the differences between two of these existing techniques, as well as a 'new' technique in terms of scarring.
Interventions
1. Maxon full closure of dermis with fixomull epidermal closure.
Involves closure of all dermal layers with a buried interrupted Maxon suture. Epidermal closure effected with fixomull. Sutures are absorbable and are left in place. Fixomull removed after three weeks.
OR
2. Nylon interrupted closure of all layers.
All skin layers closed with simple interrupted nylon sutures, removed day 7 for wounds on the face, and day 14 for wounds on other areas. After this, fixomull is applied over the wound
1. Maxon full closure of dermis with fixomull epidermal closure. Involves closure of all dermal layers with a buried interrupted Maxon suture. Epidermal closure effected with fixomull. Sutures are absorbable and are left in place. Fixomull removed after three weeks. OR 2. Nylon interrupted closure of all layers. All skin layers closed with simple interrupted nylon sutures, removed day 7 for wounds on the face, and day 14 for wounds on other areas. After this, fixomull is applied over the wound for three weeks.
Sponsors
Nicholas Bostock-Ling
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Simple elliptical skin excision Adults Enrolment from all eligible patients attending a skin cancer clinic that have elected to undergo surgical excision of a skin lesion (benign or malignant).
Exclusion criteria
Ellipse length <25mm Dermis too thin for valid comparison Allergy to materials used
Outcome results
None listed