Silicone Gel to Improve Scar in Microtia Patients

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2018-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Effort to reduce post-surgical scar is especially important for microtia patients. Even the scar lies posterior to ear auricle, but hypertrophic scar contracture may limit the ear auricle projection. If the scar is hypertrophic and conspicuous, this stigmata will accompanies the child for many years.The main objective aim of this study is to examine whether post-operative use of silicone gel can improve scar formation for microtia reconstruction scars.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with microtia.

• Written informed consent given by parent/guardian.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Combined other craniofacial anomalies

• Without permission of parent/guardian, without signed informed consent by parent/guardian.