Dermabrasion for Free Flap Aesthetic Enhancement
ConditionScar Conditions and Fibrosis of Skin
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMilton S. Hershey Medical Center
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the aesthetic benefit and safety of serial dermabrasion for free flap skin paddles and donor site scars in head and neck reconstruction.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Adults aged 18 years or older.
History of successful free flap reconstruction with a cutaneous skin paddle in the head and neck region.
Patients with benign (eg. osteoradionecrosis, trauma) or malignant (eg. squamous cell carcinoma) diagnoses requiring free flap reconstruction.
Benign free flap patients must be a minimum 3 months post-operative to ensure flap maturity. Malignant free flap patients must be a minimum of 3 months post-operative or post-radiation with no further cancer treatment (eg. radiation, surgery, chemotherapy) planned at that time.
Disqualifiers
Inability to give informed consent.
Evidence of active flap or radiation skin complications (e.g., infection, partial necrosis, wound breakdown).
Completion of head and neck radiation therapy within 3 months of first dermabrasion treatment date.
Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c > 8.0%).
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Dermabrasion
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov