Evaluation of Aesthetic Surgical Wound Closure by a Single Layer in Comparison With Traditional Multi-layer Closure

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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the study is comparing the results of aesthetic surgery wound closure by a single layer versus the traditional multi-layer closure as regards the wound healing time, local wound complications, and the scar formed.

Detailed Description
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The study puts in comparison the surgical wound closure of aesthetic procedures by single layer sutures technique, involving part of the subcutaneous tissue and the subdermal layer, with the multi-layer traditional closure, which involves subcutaneous layer closure by one or two raws of sutures and skin closure with any type of suturing techniques, then to evaluate the wound healing time, local wound complications, and the scar formed.

Official Title
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Evaluation of Surgical Wound Closure With Single Subcutaneous and Subdermal Sutures as a Single Layer in Comparison With Traditional Multiple Layer Closure in Plastic Surgery Procedures: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Surgical Wound Closure Technique

Intervention / Treatment
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* Procedure: surgical wound suturing


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: all cases presented for different aesthetic surgery procedures e.g different breast contouring procedures, surgical trunk contouring procedures, Brachioplasty, and thigh lifting. No gender discrimination, age between 16-60 years. Exclusion Criteria: we excluded cases in age groups beyond that designed for the study, patients with co-morbid conditions that may affect the results of wound healing e.g Diabetics. Active smokers, trauma patients, or patients that will undergo primary or secondary reconstructive procedures.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 16 Years
Maximum Age: 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: control group<br>cases allocated to that arm are those cases having their surgical wound closure by the traditional techniques involving subcutaneous layer closure as one or more raws of sutures and then skin layer closure | Procedure: surgical wound suturing<br>* single layer surgical wound suturing in comparison with the traditional multi-layer wound suturing<br>* Other names: single layer wound closure;|
| Experimental: Single layer wound closure group<br>cases allocated to that group are those having their surgical wound closure with the new technique involving part of the subcutaneous layer and the subdermal layer | Procedure: surgical wound suturing<br>* single layer surgical wound suturing in comparison with the traditional multi-layer wound suturing<br>* Other names: single layer wound closure;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| single layer closure is as efficient and reliable as the multi-layer closure | single layer surgical wound closure is a reliable and efficient method as the traditional multi-layer closure technique giving the same results and have the same complication rate as the traditional suturing techniques | 6 months follow up post-surgical | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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surgical wound closure, subdermal wound suturing, traditional wound closure