An investigation of the effectiveness of prolonged taping of scars to improve their appaerance following surgery
Does taping wounds on the trunk post-operatively reduce wound spread and increase patient satisfaction with the scar?
Skin Alert
204 participants
Jul 1, 2008
Interventional
Conditions
Summary
Several studies have shown that scars on the torso look worse than elsewhere and lead to poor subjective scar satisfaction. We hypothesise that using tapes applied perpendicular across wounds on the torso immediately following surgery and continued for several weeks will result in better looking scars and increased patient satisfaction with the scar.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Minor surgery to skin on torso that would result in a wound of at least 8mm.
Exclusion Criteria9
- Lesions on the back where there is no-one available to help with tape application
- Physical disability that would restrict ability to comply with the intervention
- Mental disability preventing informed consent
- Chronic cough
- Concurrent use of immunosupreesive drugs
- Known tendency to keloid scarring
- Known allergy to sutures, tapes or dressings to be used for study
- Flap surgery
- Excision of subcutaneous lesions
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Interventions
Tapes applied to wound immediately after surgery and for 12 weeks therafter. Patients are required to change tapes once per week or sooner if they become loose or soiled. We are using 10mm x100mm "leukostrips" which are manufactured by Smith & Nephew
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ACTRN12608000496314