An Analysis of Dermabond vs. Non-Absorbable Sutures in Skin Closure for Brow Ptosis Procedures

Cody Blanchard

Status

Completed

Conditions

Surgical Wound

Brow Ptosis

Treatments

Device: Dermabond

Other: Non-Absorbable Sutures

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05981443

BrowPtosis

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare Dermabond with non-absorbable sutures in skin closure after brow ptosis surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are:

if Dermabond provides equivalent wound healing compared to conventional non-absorbable skin suture techniques
if Dermabond provides equivalent scar appearance compared to conventional non-absorbable suture techniques
if Dermabond results in equivalent complication rates compared to conventional non-absorbable suture techniques Participants will have be randomly selected to have either Dermabond or non-absorbable suture closure methods. Scar analysis and both participant and provider surveys will be performed to assess the differences between groups, if any.

Enrollment

8 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 100 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients undergoing bilateral direct excision brow lift for brow ptosis at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
Patients > 18 years of age.
Patients must be able to follow up at the specified intervals.
Patients who are able to give their own informed consent.
Health Status: Variable health status reflective of general population of Kentucky. Patients will be healthy enough to be seen in an office setting.
All patients will need to be proficient in the English language to understand the scale used for scar assessment

Exclusion criteria