Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Octyl 2 Cyanoacrylate: Skin closure using dermabond which flakes off in 7 - 10 days
Control Intervention1: Ethilon Sutures: Skin closure using 4-0 Ethilon sutures that will be removed a
Sponsors
Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients between age group 15-50 years. 2. Patients both males and females will be included. 3. Clean elective extra-oral surgical incisions. 4. Patients who would require retromandibular or submandibular surgical incisions. 5. Extra-oral surgical incision length 2-8cm. 6. Incision with good approximation of edges where closure would not be under tension. 7. Patient willingness for study and follow up.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with systemic conditions impairing wound healing (uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, vascular problems, coagulation disorders, peripheral vascular disorders). 2. Patients on immunomodulators (steroids, cyclosporine). 3. Patients with known tendency of hypertrophic scar or keloid formation. 4. Extra-oral surgical wounds in the region of malignancy. 5. Extra-oral surgical wounds in the region of mucocutaneous junction, periocular region. 6. Extra-oral surgical wounds in the region where there is visual evidence of active infection, rash or skin lesions. 7. Extra-oral surgical wounds in the region covered by natural hair. 8. Patients with known history of hypersensitivity to formaldehyde or cyanoacrylates. 9. Uncooperative patients and mentally retarded patients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the esthetic results achieved using octyl-2-cyanoacrylate skin adhesive and ethilon suture in patients requiring skin incisions in maxillofacial surgeryTimepoint: End of 1st and 3rd post-operative month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Compare the time taken for skin closure achieved using octyl-2-cyanoacrylate skin adhesive and ethilon suture in patients requiring skin incisions in maxillofacial surgeryTimepoint: at the time of closure;Observe tissue response and incidence of complications involved with the use of octyl-2-cyanoacrylate skin adhesive and ethilon suture in patients requiring skin incisions in maxillofacial surgeryTimepoint: 7th, 15th day and 1st month post-operatively | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Srivalli Natarajan
MGM Dental College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed