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Did you receive any funding to support your research for this TOPIC?
No

Were you provided with any honoraria, payment or other compensation for your work on this study?
No

Do you have any financial relationship with any entity which may closely compete with the medications, materials or instruments covered by your study?
No

Do you own or have you applied for any patents in conjunction with the instruments, medications or materials discussed in your study?
No

This work was not supported by any direct or non direct funding. It is under the author's own responsability

Objectives: 1.To see an alternative solution to wound healing in hair transplant FUE donor sites based upon a blinded prospective study in internal controls.

Introduction: In Hair Transplantation, Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is a current technology which utilizes small punch biopsies to extract hair follicles from the back of the scalp and transplanting individual hairs to the desired area for a natural look. Aesthetic results in wound healing is critical in these patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if an innovative film-forming wound dressing is more effective than standard of care therapy in limiting the severity and duration of treatment site acute inflammatory reactions and wound healing time post FUE.

Materials / method: A randomized controlled single- blinded cross-over trial was conducted on 20 scalp transplantation patients.
Subjects were assessed by the blinded investigator immediately post-treatment and in 2 sessions (1 and 7 days after baseline) during the healing phase post-harvest. Photographs were taken at each time point global and macro.
The treatment product a film-forming wound dressing in the form of a gel specifically designed for the repair of compromised skin resulting from ablative procedures. The control product is a topical antibiotic.
The study’s primary outcome is healing response.

Results: Healing response was determined at each time point showing improved parameters and healing response with the tested topical device. This is illustrated in the macro photographs.

Conclusion: This study showed the efficacy of the innovative film-forming wound dressing vs. standard of care therapy, in order to provide evidence-based recommendations concerning the most appropriate post-FUE wound care product.

Disclosures

Did you receive any funding to support your research for this TOPIC?
Yes
Please specify entities (individual, company, society): Stratpharma

Were you provided with any honoraria, payment or other compensation for your work on this study?
No

Do you have any financial relationship with any entity which may closely compete with the medications, materials or instruments covered by your study?
No

Do you own or have you applied for any patents in conjunction with the instruments, medications or materials discussed in your study?
No

This work is presented thanks to the support of: Stratpharma Switzerland

Objectives: The aim of this study is to clinically assess scar formation after three non-ablative fractional laser (NAFL)-exposures, targeting inflammation-, proliferation- and remodelling wound healing phases versus untreated controls.

Introduction: Within recent years, various lasers have been applied during wound healing to minimize scar formation. However, no consensus regarding treatment procedures exists.

Materials / method: A randomized, controlled trial was performed using a split-wound design to assess excisional wound-halves treated with 1540 nm NAFL versus no laser treatment. Three NAFL-exposures were provided respectively: immediately before surgery, at suture removal and six weeks after surgery. NAFL-exposures were applied using two hand-pieces, sequentially distributing energy deeply and more superficially in the skin (40-50mJ/microbeam). Evaluated at 3 months follow-up, primary outcome was blinded, on-site evaluation on Patient-Observer-Scar-Assessment-Scale (POSAS-total, range 6=normal skin to 60=worst i

Results: Thirty of 32 patients completed the trial. At three months follow-up, NAFL-treated scar halves showed improvement compared to untreated control halves on POSAS-total (NAFL-treated median 11[9-12] vs control median 12[10-16], P=.001). POSAS-subitems showed that NAFL-treated halves were significantly less red, more pliable, and presented with smoother relief compared to untreated controls.

Conclusion: In conclusion NAFL-treated scars showed improvement when compared to untreated control scars.

Disclosures

Did you receive any funding to support your research for this TOPIC?
No

Were you provided with any honoraria, payment or other compensation for your work on this study?
No

Do you have any financial relationship with any entity which may closely compete with the medications, materials or instruments covered by your study?
No

Do you own or have you applied for any patents in conjunction with the instruments, medications or materials discussed in your study?
No

This work was not supported by any direct or non direct funding. It is under the author's own responsability

Disclosures

Did you receive any funding to support your research for this TOPIC?
No

Were you provided with any honoraria, payment or other compensation for your work on this study?
No

Do you have any financial relationship with any entity which may closely compete with the medications, materials or instruments covered by your study?
No

Do you own or have you applied for any patents in conjunction with the instruments, medications or materials discussed in your study?
No

This work was not supported by any direct or non direct funding. It is under the author's own responsability