The Effects of Fractional Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Laser Treatment Prior to Wound Closure

The Effects of Fractional CO2 Resurfacing Prior to Complex Wound Closure

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00969475

Enrollment

Registered

2009-09-01

Start date

2009-10-31

Completion date

2009-12-31

Last updated

2009-09-15

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Conditions

Scars

Keywords

scar revision, intraoperative, fractional carbon dioxide laser

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if fractional carbon dioxide laser treatment of a fresh wound at the time of surgery, decreases scar formation. Scar revision is commonly done at 6-10 weeks following surgery. Therefore, it may be more beneficial, for both the patient and physician, to perform scar revision at the time of surgery.

Interventions

DEVICELumenis fractional carbon dioxide laser

intra-operative laser resurfacing at time of wound closure

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Undergoing skin cancer surgery * Will have a straight-line incision * Fluent in English * Must reside in the Los Angeles vicinity for the duration of the study

Exclusion criteria

* Non-English speakers * Pregnant or cognitively impaired subjects

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evidence of scar improvement as assessed by blinded-observer and patient ratings.	At two and six weeks following the procedure

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactTelia DeBoyes

tdeboyes@yahoo.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026