N/A N=60 Timing of Suture Removal to Reduce Scarring in Skin Surgery
Suture Related Complication
Primary: The Measured Difference in POSAS and VAS Scores Between 7-day and 10-day Groups — 12.9; 16.1; 19.5; 20.3 score on a scale
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N/A N=14 Absorbable Suture Versus Tissue Glue to Repair Defects Following Mohs Surgery
Basal Cell Carcinoma · Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Primary: Visual Analog Scale (VAS) — 7.47; 7.97 units on a scale
N/A N=300 Evaluation of Wound Infection Rates and Cosmetic Results of Different Suture Materials in Cesarean Skin Incision
Cesarean Section; Infection · Scar
Primary: Evaluation of the Difference Between the Groups in the Number of Patients With Wound Infection at the End of the 10th Postoperative Day — 80; 90; 93; 12 Participants
N/A N=100 Interrupted Subdermal Suture Spacing During Linear Wound Closures and the Effect on Wound Cosmesis
Interrupted Subdermal Suture
Primary: Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale - Reviewer 1 — 13.14; 12.40; 2.46; 2.23 score on a scale — p=<0.05
N/A N=6 An Analysis of Dermabond vs. Non-Absorbable Sutures in Skin Closure for Brow Ptosis Procedures
Brow Ptosis · Surgical Wound
Primary: Scar Appearance — 7; 2.33 score on a scale
N/A N=74 Randomized Controlled Trial of Subcuticular Skin Closure Versus Steri-strip S Closure
Breast Hypertrophy · Abdominal Elastosis · Breast Reconstruction
Primary: Scar Quality at 6 Months Postoperative — 3.8; 2.6 units on a scale
Phase 4 N=550 Subcuticular Suture for Cesarean Skin Incision Closure
Complications; Cesarean Section · Surgical Wound Infection
Primary: Number of Participants With Wound Complications (Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Hematoma, Separation, Seroma, Etc) — 23; 37; 16; 25 Participants — p=0.04
N/A N=50 Suturing Distance From the Wound Edge, 2 mm vs 5 mm
Cutaneous Sutures and Scar Cosmesis
Primary: Patient Posas Score — 10.2; 11.5 score on a scale
N/A N=151 A Skin Glue Versus Subcuticular Suture for Cesarean Closure Study
Cesarean Section · Complication · Wound
Primary: Patient Scar Satisfaction Scale Score — 13; 13.5 score on a scale
N/A N=241 Evaluation of Dermal Closure With an Absorbable Barbed Suture as Compared to a Conventional Absorbable Suture
Breast Ptosis · Obesity
Primary: Total Dermal Closure Time — 12; 19.2 Minutes
N/A N=146 Scar Appearance After Postoperative Hydrocolloid Dressing Versus Standard Petrolatum Ointment
Scar · Skin Scarring · Skin Cancer
Primary: Cosmetic Outcome — 7.4; 6.6; 6.3; 6.00 score on a scale
Phase 2 N=42 Botulinum Toxin is a Potential Prophylactic Therapy for Minimizing Post-excisional Scarring (Allergan Botox Scar Study)
Post-operative Excessive Scarring
Primary: Modified Manchester Scar Scale (MMSS) Score — 8; 11.5 score on a scale
Phase 4 N=28 Effect of Collagenase on Healing and Scarring
Scarring · Impaired Wound Healing
Primary: Time to Complete Wound Closure Collagenase Santyl and Vehicle — 12.9; 13.0 Days — p=<0.05
N/A N=15 Comparison of Staples Versus Prolene Suture for Skin Closure at Cesarean Delivery
Pregnancy · Cesarean Section
Primary: Level of Pain on a Scale During the Post-operative Hospitalization Period — 2.0; 2.0 units on a scale — p=0.60
N/A N=24 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy-PICO: Cosmesis in Repeat C-Sections
Hypertrophic Skin Condition of Anterior Abdomen
Primary: Subjective Cosmetic Result — 13; 26.5 units on a scale
Phase 4 N=97 A Comparison of Polyglactin 910 and Chromic Gut Suture in the Closure of Punch Biopsy Sites
Wound Closure Technique
Primary: Presence of Scarring — 1; 1 participants
N/A N=36 Force Modulating Tissue Bridges for Closure of Vertical Scars in Breast Reduction
Surgical Incision
Primary: Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS)- Patient Scores 12M — 1.09; 1.22; 1.3; 1.87 score on a scale
N/A N=109 Comparison of Topical Skin Adhesive to Subcuticular Suture Closure of Implantable Port Incisions
Port-A-Cath Placement · Octylcyanoacrylate
Primary: Number of Participants With Complication of Wound Dehiscence — 0; 0 participants
N/A N=40 ZIPS Study - Zip Incision aPproximation vs. Suture
Wound · Cardiac Arrhythmia
Primary: Overall Closure Time — 78; 216 seconds — p=<0.001
N/A N=81 Knotless Suture in Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty
Arthroplasty
Primary: Time of Closure in Minutes — 36.3; 31.1; 35.9; 27.1 minutes
N/A N=56 Orthopaedic Surgical Wound Closure Comparison Study
Incision, Surgical
Primary: Stony Brook Scar Evaluation Scale — 2.8; 4.09; 3.45 score on a scale
N/A N=30 Post Excision/Mohs Scar Laser Resurfacing
Skin Cancer
Primary: MMSS for Scar Halves Treated — 8.4; 8.7 score on a scale
Phase 2 N=22 Safety and Efficacy of SLI-F06 in Wound Healing and Scar Appearance
Scars
Primary: Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) - PI Assessment — 4.4; 4.5 score on a scale
N/A N=220 A Clinical Trial of Subcuticular Staples Versus Subcuticular Suture for Cesarean Section Skin Closure
Surgical Wound
Primary: Total Surgical Time, All Resident Levels — 58.0; 54.0 minutes — p=0.053
N/A N=51 Treatment of Surgical Scars Following Breast Augmentation, Abdominoplasty or Face Lift
Surgical Scar · Breast Augmentation · Abdominoplasty
Primary: Improvement of Surgical Scars at 12 Months Compared to Baseline (Pre-treatment) as Evaluated by 3 Independent Blinded Reviewers Using the General Aesthetic Improvement…
N/A N=8 Skin Incision Adhesive in Pediatrics
Wounds
Primary: Number of Participants With Wound Closure — 8 participants
N/A N=80 A Comparison of 2-octyl Cyanoacrylate Skin Adhesive and Polyester Mesh for Wound Closure in Total Knee Arthroplasty, A Randomized Controlled Study
OsteoArthritis Knee
Primary: Patient Observer Scar Assessment Score (POSAS) — 20; 21 score on a scale — p=0.481
N/A N=12 Clinical Evaluation of the GLYDe Dressing for Post-surgical Incision Care
Post Surgical Incisions From Abdominoplasty Procedures
Primary: Scar Evaluation at End of Treatment Period Comparing Treated to Standard of Care (Control) — 18.64; 50.52 score on a scale
Phase 4 N=83 Prineo (Dermabond Protape) Versus Sutures for Full-thickness Surgical Incisions
Surgical Incisions
Primary: Continuous Apposition of the Skin Edges Without Wound Dehiscence or Re-closure as Measured by the Upper Limit of 95% Confidence Interval in Proportion of Successes for…
Phase 2 N=60 Light Emitting Diode-Red Light (LED-RL) Phototherapy for Skin Scarring Prevention
Fibrosis · Skin Scarring · Skin Wound
Primary: Change in Scar Pliability Between the Treated and Control Incision Sites as Measured by Skin Elasticity at 6 Months Compared to Baseline