CompletedNot Applicable

Dressing Wear Time After Breast Augmentation With Prosthesis

Brazil80 participantsStarted 2013-07

Plain-language summary

This study was designed to determine whether the duration of dressing wear following augmentation mammaplasty influence skin colonization and eventually surgical site infections rates.

Who can participate

Age range18 Months – 60 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * candidate to breast prosthesis implantation * body mass index under 30Kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy, delivery or breast feeding during the last 12 months * body mass index over 30Kg/m2 * breast cancer history * previous breast surgery * hard smoking

What they're measuring

skin colonization

Timeframe: 6 days postoperatively

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01553604

SponsorDaniela Francescato Veiga

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-01

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