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Complex Dermal Repair for Facial Wounds and Scars
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
This study evaluates a complex dermal layer repair technique for the treatment of facial wounds, with the objective of preventing scar widening and reducing scar visibility. The technique is used in patients with acute facial cut wounds and in patients undergoing facial scar revision. Scar outcomes are assessed using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) at six months.
Official title: Evaluation of Complex Dermal Layer Repair in Treatment of Facial Cut Wounds
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2021-12-01
Completion Date
2024-12-30
Last Updated
2026-11-03
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Complex dermal layer repair
Complex dermal layer repair
surgical closure materials
Absorbable sutures for deep-layer approximation; 6-0 PDS sutures for dermal anchoring; 6-0 polypropylene sutures for superficial skin closure; and Steri-Strips for supplementary wound support.
local anaesthetic and adrenaline infiltration
Injection of adrenaline 1:150000 solution + Lidocaine 2% by a dose suitable to the wound length (1 cc for each 1 cm)
Locations (1)
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
Giza, Egypt