Eversion in Dermatologic Surgery: Is Cosmetic Appearance Improved?

University of California (UC) Davis

Status: Completed

Conditions: Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Melanoma; Basal Cell Carcinoma

Treatments: Procedure: Everted suture technique; Procedure: Non-everted suture technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01770002

265161

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators hypothesize that everting wound edges while suturing surgical sites will result in more aesthetic scars. Additionally, we also hypothesize that small to moderate wound irregularities present at 3 months will resolve by 6 months after surgery with no intervention

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 18 years of age
• Able to give informed consent themselves
• Willing to return for follow up visits

Exclusion criteria

• Mentally handicapped
• Unable to understand written and oral English
• Incarceration
• Under 18 years of age
• Unwilling to return for follow up
• Pregnant Women
• Wounds less than 3 cm in length

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Everted suture technique

Active Comparator group

Description:

Technique that everts the skin; the edges will sit up against each other in a little peak, raised above the surrounding skin.

Treatment:

Procedure: Everted suture technique

Non-everted suture technique

Active Comparator group

Description:

Surgical wound will be approximated such that the suture line is flat relative to the surrounding skin.

Treatment:

Procedure: Non-everted suture technique