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Filter by:Oftentimes, following surgery on the scalp, wounds are left to heal by themselves. This is called "second intention." Open wounds left to heal on the scalp often take 8 weeks or more to completely heal. We are investigating how second intention closure compares to another established reconstruction technique, called "pinch graft." In the pinch graft technique, we numb and then shave off a thin piece of skin (usually from the groin area) and place it in the wound bed it (also known as "grafting"), to encourage growth of new healthy skin. This study will compare time-to-healing in the second intention method versus the pinch graft method.
Prospective randomized double blind study. Intervention 1: Low-level laser therapy ca. 72 Joules vs. Intervention 2: No Low-level laser therapy. Outcome: Pain score & would healing at discharge, 1 months & 3 months
Patients who have hypo-pigmented burn scar will have two scars chosen and randomized to treated scar and control scar. The subject will then have both scars treated with fractional ablative CO2 laser (FLSR). The treated scar will have bimatoprost delivered through the laser channels, while the control will have the vehicle (normal saline) only delivered. The treatment will continue for 14 days with twice daily application. The scars will then be monitored at a 2-week follow-up visit where levels of melanin will be evaluated. Tissue punch biopsies will also be used to evaluate the mechanism of action of bimatoprost. Treatment will occur for 6 sessions at 4-6 week intervals including follow- up visits and evaluations.
Pain, itching, hypertrophic scar formation after wound healing in burn patients complications, sleep disturbances in patients, anxiety, depression, and daily life It may disrupt activities and deterioration in quality of life. Liquid petroleum jelly and olive oil have no side effects, moisturizing properties, or wound-healing treatment of burns due to their positive effects on symptoms such as itching. can be used to alleviate burns. The project found the use of liquid petroleum jelly and olive oil to determine the effect on itching and scarring in burn patients. After burns reduction of symptoms such as itching, dryness, hypertrophic scarring, and patient comfort. Provision of care is a part of nursing care. In studies, itching and scarring there is insufficient evidence regarding the treatment methods applied for its treatment is observed. In addition, the effect of olive oil and liquid petroleum jelly on itching and scarring no scientific study was found. The results of the project were found to be significant in terms of post-burn itching providing evidence of hypertrophic scar management and contributing to ongoing studies is expected to be found. Since there are no similar studies in the literature, a preliminary study with 24 patient applications will be made. In line with the data obtained from the pre-application, the sample calculation will be made and the application will continue by making the necessary arrangements. Patients will be divided into experimental and control groups by simple randomization. All patient groups individual data collection forms on the first day; 12 individual data collection forms on the first day, 15th day, first, second, and third months Itemized Itch Severity Scale, Patient and Observer Scar Scale to be applied in Burn Patients and the wound area will be photographed. Patients in the control group will be given no application will be made. Liquid petroleum jelly and olive oil group before the study training will be given and they will massage the recommended product twice a day for 3 months and will be asked to record them. The data obtained at the end of the project will be statistically analyzed and results will be presented.
Scar tissue can cause serious complications that significantly impact a patient's quality of life. Common complications include stiffness and contractions, which can restrict joint mobility and make daily activities challenging. In severe cases, these limitations can even prevent patients from fulfilling their work responsibilities or engaging in activities they enjoy. The deleterious effect of scar tissue on a patient's well-being is of utmost significance. However, several therapeutic approaches have been proposed to manage scar tissue complications. Enhancing scar tissue compliance can help patients regain their functional abilities and reduce limitations. One such approach is dry needling, a technique used to improve the flexibility of myofascial tightness. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of dry needling in improving scar tissue compliance remains debatable. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the therapeutic effects of dry needling on complications resulting from linear hypertrophic scars caused by surgery or trauma.
Recently, few studies have attempted to test the regenerative effects of human insulin application by microneedling on atrophic scars versus other topical preparations. However, the scars were limited etiologically to acne scars. In addition, a lack of inclusion of a control group instead of comparing topical preparations with insulin was also a limitation to these studies. A control group consisting of microneedling alone would have served as a better comparison in order to determine whether the effects of microneedling are augmented by topical protein-rich preparations.
The goal of this Pilot Randomized Control Trial (RCT) is to determine if a larger RCT evaluating the effect of self-scar tissue massage of episiotomy and/or vagina/perineal tear scar tissue on pelvic health outcomes is feasible. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can the investigators recruit 130 participants and aim for 80% retention of participants in this study? Are the response rates to questionnaires and completeness of questionnaires acceptable? Do the participants find the self-scar tissue massage intervention easy and acceptable to perform and do they adhere to the protocol? Type of Study: Clinical Trial Participant Population/Health Conditions: The participant population will be 18 years of age or older, primiparous, within 1 year postpartum after vaginal delivery with healed episiotomy and/or vaginal perineal tear(s) as confirmed to them by their maternity care provider or family doctor at their 6 week postpartum check or other appointment. The participants will also need to have sufficient proficiency in English to understand intervention instructional video and complete written questionnaires. Investigators will compare the scores on two reliable and validated pelvic health questionnaires in those in the intervention and control groups. The intervention group will be provided an instructional video on self-scar tissue massage and asked to perform self-scar massage and record their intervention and experience over a 6-week period. The control group will receive routine postnatal care (no self-scar massage training or performance). Patient medical records will be used to collect demographic data and labour and delivery characteristics. Two reliable and validated pelvic health questionnaires will be used for outcome measures. Baseline outcomes will be performed at the start of the study and then repeated 6 weeks later and again 18 weeks later.
The previous studies have demonstrated that wedge excision combined modified buried vertical mattress suture (WE-MBVMS) provides better aesthetic outcomes than traditional ways. Prolonged tension reduction is crucial in WE-MBVMS suppressing scar, while suture used during WE-MBVMS decided the length of tension reducing time to a certain degree. However, presently surgeons select suture for WE-MBVMS mostly according to their personal preference and clinical experience and clinical comparative evidence exposing the best suture for desired cosmetic outcome is lacking. Here, investigators purposed to establish a feasibility trial comparing the scars left by WE-MBVMS using sutures with different tension holding time. This is a feasibility, single-center RCT with 35 patients aiming to compare the scar of the hypogastric incision sutured by three different-absorption-rate sutures with WE-MBVMS. The incision induced by donating skin grafts is evenly divided into three segments, each segment randomly uses one of three different sutures randomly allocated by the SAS (V.9.4) statistical software. The feasibility of this study will be assessed by the primary outcomes, including patient and clinician enrolment refusal as well as their reasons, reasons for ineligibility, recruitment ratio, retention and withdrawal at each follow-up point (1, 3, and 6 months), reasons for withdrawal, integrity of collected data and adverse event rates. Secondary outcome measures of the cosmetic outcome of scar will help shape future fully powered RCT by formulating the sample size.
Patients will be randomized either to receive standard daily dressing or hydrocolloid dressing using a randomization generator. After closing the wound with the sutures,the scar will be covered by a hydrocolloid dressing, which will be left in place for 7 days(Experimental) or the standard dressing (Control) that will be covered with petrolatum jelly and bandaging during this time period, which has to be re-applied daily. Patients and dermatologic surgeons will then complete surveys 7 days, 30 days, and 90 days after surgery to evaluate the cosmetic appearance of these scars.
This study is being conducted to evaluate the performance and efficacy of the AVAVA MIRIA Laser Skin System treatment on acne scars. Participants will be treated with the MIRIA laser at least 4 times with each treatment spaced 4-6 weeks apart. The improvement of acne scars will be evaluated at 1 month and 3 months with a possibility of 6 months evaluation after the fourth treatment.