Role of Bandage After FUE Hair Transplantation

Pak Medical and Diagnostic Center

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Hair Loss/Baldness

Treatments: Device: Bandage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05984862

PMDC-23-07-6745

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this interventional study is to determine the role of bandage on the follicular donor sites on the scalp after FUE hair transplantation.

A randomized side of the scalp will be covered using bandage, the other side will be left naked. Subjects under study will be evaluated after the procedure is completed, and day 1 and day 7 post-procedure during the healing phase. This will in turn help, answering the importance of bandage in healing of the donor site post-hair transplantation.

Full description

In this modern era, hair-transplantation has become very common. Interests in wound healing is not new; with every passing day, different techniques are introduced to get better results for the patients. The current literature available online shows that many hair-transplant centers have stated about using bandage on the donor area post-transplantation, however, there isn't a single study available to augment this use of bandage. On the other hand, data regarding application of antibiotic ointments and silicon gels is available. The punctures made during FUE are only of 9-10mm, requiring no sutures. In addition to this, the blood supply of the scalp also favors quick healing. The process of re-epithelization starts within a few hours of injury and progresses over the first 1 to 3 days. Most of the clinics remove, the bandage after 24hrs, disrupting the healing process of the skin. In the present study, the investigators sought to compare bandage versus no-Bandage donor site in terms of healing. The investigators hypothesize that, compared with bandage site, no-bandage donor site after FUE will have reduce post-procedural downtime and donor site inflammation ultimately, enhancing patient satisfaction with the procedure. The long-term goal of this study is to get evidence-based usage of bandage, if results are in contrast with the hypothesis.

Enrollment: 25 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 18 years old
• Able to provide informed consent
• Planning to undergo follicular unit extraction hair restoration

Exclusion criteria

• Significant medical or surgical conditions
• Unable to give informed consent
• Immunocompromised

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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25 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental: Treatment left

Experimental group

Description:

A randomized side of the scalp will be covered with bandage, the other side with no bandage. Intervention: Device: Treatment - Bandage

Treatment:

Device: Bandage

Experimental: Treatment right

Experimental group

Description:

A randomized side of the scalp will be covered with bandage, the other side with no bandage. Intervention: Device: Treatment - Bandage

Treatment:

Device: Bandage