Suture Granuloma in Body Contouring Surgery

Medtronic

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Skin Laxity of Abdomen, Thighs, Chest, Back, and Neck

Treatments: Device: Absorbable sutures

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00223132

SYN04002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of different suture material on the incidence of suture granuloma.

Full description

Bariatric surgery has evolved as an effective treatment for morbid obesity, inducing rapid and predictable weight loss within a period of 12 to 18 months following surgery. Consequently, body contouring after weight loss is emerging as the fastest growing field of plastic surgery. Patients seek consultation with a plastic surgeon to correct skin laxity of the abdomen, thighs, chest, back, and neck.

A major problem in body contourinig is the extrusion of absorbable suture material used for dermal closure. Long incisions and high tension inherent to body contouring surgery mandate a secure dermal closure. While absorbable sutures are preferred, they can result in suture granuloma and extrusion.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Men and women 18 years and older

Exclusion criteria

Subjects with active infectious collagen disease,significant anatomic asymmetry that creates markedly different wound tension and/or geometry between left and right side Subjects who cancel their surgery