Silicone Taping for the Improvement of Abdominal Donor Site Scars
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Hypertrophic Scar
Scar
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 65
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 32 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority · Other
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About This Trial
This study will look at silicone tape compared to the current no dressing standard at the investigators institution, to determine if silicone tape provides a significant improvement in post-abdominoplasty scar appearance. Silicone tape will be added to half of the abdominoplasty incision of patients undergoing abdominally-based breast reconstruction procedures two weeks after their operation. They…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* undergoing de novo abdominoplasty procedures as part of their breast reconstruction
Exclusion Criteria:
* patients with a history of collagen disease, connective tissue disorders, psoriasis or lupus
* patients with scleroderma
* patients with a history of adverse reaction to…
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