Safety and Efficiency of Electrocautery De-Epithelization in Mammoplasty

Tanta University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Electrocautery; De-Epithelization; Mammoplasty; Efficiency; Safety

Treatments: Procedure: Surgical blade by scalpel; Procedure: Electrocautery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06870695

36264PR1061/1/25

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate safety and efficiency of electrocautery de-epithelization in mammoplasty.

Full description

Mammoplasty is the fifth most commonly performed by plastic surgeons worldwide to improve symptomatology resulting from macromastia.

One of the key stages in a breast reduction or augmentation surgery is the de-epithelization process. De-epithelialization is the first stage of reduction mammoplasty in techniques that use dermal, dermo-glandular pedicles. Traditional methods of de-epithelization include manual dissection or mechanical scraping as time-consuming and demanding by most surgeons, especially when the breasts are large and when there is no assistant available.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥ 18 years.
• Patients undergoing mammoplasty.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with active infections or open wounds at the surgical site.
• Individuals with known hypersensitivity or adverse reactions to electrocautery.
• Pregnant or lactating women.
• Patients with uncontrolled diabetes or coagulation disorders.
• History of psychiatric illness.
• Patients undergoing secondary or repeat breast reduction procedures.

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Electrocautery group

Description:

Patients undergoing standard surgical de-epithelization with electrocautery.

Treatment:

Procedure: Electrocautery

Control group

Description:

Patients undergoing standard surgical de-epithelization using surgical blade by scalpel.

Treatment:

Procedure: Surgical blade by scalpel