The aim of this study is to compare aesthetic results of two different type of sutures (subcuticular versus synthetic glue) in post-thyroidectomy incisions. It is a randomized clinical trial (single blinded) designed as a superiority study, since in the authors' hypotheses glue can give better results compared with subcuticular suture in this particular district. Secondary objective is to investigate if other factors (like the use of cold/warm blade, the sex, the presence of diabetes, the lenght of incision) can influence aesthetic results.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
Synthetic glue for surgical use (skin closure)
Every stitch is positioned in the subcuticular tissue by a continuous technique
Policlinico di Modena
Modena, Modena, Italy
Scar evaluation scale for short term esthetic results (Hollander, J. E., Singer, A. J., Valentine, S., and Henry, M. C. Wound registry: Development and validation. Ann. Emerg. Med. 25: 675, 1995.)
Time frame: 10 days
Scar Evaluation Scale (by Adam J. Singer, M.D. et al. "Development and Validation of a Novel Scar Evaluation Scale" Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ,December 2007 Volume 120, Number 7 ,1892-1897)
Time frame: 3 months
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