The use of quilting sutures in abdominoplasty instead of abdominal drain

Quilting Suture Without Drain Versus Conventional Abdominoplasty ( randomized control study)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202412810169697

Enrollment

Registered

2024-12-10

Start date

2016-04-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Surgery

Interventions

classic abdominoplasty with insertion of drains.

classic abdominoplasty with quilting sutures and no drains.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1-Males and females. 2- Age: 20-50 years of age 3- BMI<30 kg/m2 4-All Patients complaining of various degrees of abdominal wall laxity

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1-BMI:>30 kg/m2 2- Extremes of ages: 50 years. 3-Patients unfit for surgery (Patients with uncontrolled comorbidities e.g. diabetes militias, hypertension cardiac diseases. Patients on anti-coagulant drugs or on immunosuppressives) 4-Patients with unrealistic expectations 5-Previous abdominal liposuction. 6-Individuals presenting with severe cutaneous infections to avoid post-operative complications.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
detection of postoperative seroma in incision	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
operative time;Asymmetry of abdomen ;Hypertrophy	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contactrafiq ibrahim

specialist plastic surgery

rafiqhenry100@hotmail.com00201011015056

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026