Perceptions of Aesthetic Outcomes of Zigzag and Linear Scars

University of California (UC) Davis

Status: Completed

Conditions: Linear Scar; Zigzag Scar

Treatments: Behavioral: Visual Analog Scale

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02115789

346072

Details and patient eligibility

About

Surgical wounds can be closed in several manners. Some physicians believe that closure in a straight line produces a scar that is more visible and slightly raised when compared to closure in a zigzagging fashion. The researchers of this study believe that there is no difference in the cosmetic appearance of one type of wound closure over the other. To evaluate this, they will provide a survey with visual aids to volunteers to rate the appearance of a straight line scar versus a zigzag scar.

Enrollment: 876 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male or female
• 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

• Less than 18 years of age

Trial design

876 participants in 1 patient group

Survey Group

Description:

Adult male or female volunteers.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Visual Analog Scale