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Use of 6-0 Fast Absorbing Gut Versus 5-0 Fast Absorbing Gut for Linear Cutaneous Wound Closure: a Randomized Evaluator Blind Split Wound Comparative Effectiveness Trial.
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating 6-0 fast absorbing gut suture and 5-0 fast absorbing gut suture for Surgical Wound Cosmesis. Completed, enrolled 50 participants.
Detailed Summary
Traditionally, dermatologic surgeons close wounds with stitches. Fast absorbing gut is a dissolvable stitch that is very commonly used. Some surgeons believe that using a thinner size of this stitch causes less skin reaction and improves the cosmetic outcome of the scar. Other surgeons believe that using a thicker size of this stitch reduces the tension on the scar and improves the cosmetic outcome of the scar in that manner. The investigator wishes to determine whether the thickness of the fast absorbing gut suture that is used makes a difference in the cosmetic outcome of the scar.
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Fast absorbing surgical gut suture is a strand of collagenous material, size 6-0
Fast absorbing surgical gut suture is a strand of collagenous material, size 5-0