Effect of Compression Dressing After Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty on Edema, Ecchymosis, Pain and Ocular Surface Irritation

Augenklinik LMU20 enrolled

Overview

Study to analyze whether there is a difference in postoperative outcome regarding edema, ecchymosis, pain, OSI and discomfort of the patients after blepharoplasty if a compression dressing is used or not.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Dermatochalasis of Eyelid

Interventions

Compression dressingDEVICE

Application of dressing

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with upper eyelid dermatochalasis who were scheduled for upper eyelid blepharoplasty Exclusion Criteria: * previous surgery on the upper eyelid, previous eye lid trauma, congenital lid changes, blepharochalasis syndrome, coagulation disorders or indication for combined ptosis and blepharoplasty surgery

Locations (1)

Augenklink LMU

München, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Edema

Degree of edema postoperatively, rated on a four point rating scale: 0 = no, 1 = minimal, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe

Time frame: Measures are taken the first day after surgery (D1), one week after surgery (D7) and eight weeks after surgery (D56)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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