CompletedNot Applicable

Comparison of Cosmetic Outcomes of Straight Line and W-plasty Techniques for Linear Wound Closure

United States50 participantsStarted 2018-02-26

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the cosmetic outcome of traditional straight-line (SL) linear closure to that of W plasty (a type of geometric broken-line cutaneous closure technique) for closure of post-auricular wounds resulting from harvest of full thickness skin grafts during Mohs micrographic surgery. The research team will use a split wound model, where half of the wound is repaired with a straight-line cutaneous closure and the other half is repaired with the W-plasty technique. Three-months post-surgery, the scar will be measured via the patient observer scar assessment scale (POSAS), a validated scar instrument. The scar width, and adverse events will also be recorded.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Able to give informed consent themselves * Patient scheduled for cutaneous surgical procedure on the head or face for which a full thickness skin graft will be used as part of the reconstruction or has a lesion that will be excised in mastoid area of the neck, behind the ear. * Willing to return for follow up visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Wounds predicted to be less than 3 cm in size after closure. * Unable to understand written and oral English * Incarceration * Under 18 years of age * Pregnant Women

What they're measuring

Patient Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) scores

Timeframe: 3-12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05074199

SponsorUniversity of California, Davis

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-08-31

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