Arnica ointment is currently used in homeopathic preparations for strains and bruises. In the field of plastic surgery, some surgeons advise patients undergoing blepharoplasty to use Arnica in order to prevent postoperative ecchymosis, swelling and pain. Thus far, no decent study evaluated the efficacy of topical Arnica ointment in reducing ecchymosis or surgical outcome after upper blepharoplasty. We hypothesize that application of Arnica ointment postoperatively will reduce the development of ecchymosis and improve outcome.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
136
Application of Arnica ointment periorbitally
Application of Arnica ointment, twice a day, for the period of one week.
Isala Klinieken
Zwolle, Netherlands
Surgical outcome
Overall judgment of surgical outcome, based on the combined analysis of the amount of ecchymosis, swelling and redness, by an unrelated, uninvolved and "blinded" plastic surgeon.
Time frame: 7 days and 6 weeks postoperatively
amount of tissue swelling; redness; pain; postoperative recovery; patient satisfaction
Time frame: 3, 7 and 42 days postoperatively
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