NCT01598909

Efficacy of Arnica D1 Ointment After Upper Blepharoplasty

Efficacy of Arnica D1 Ointment After Upper Blepharoplasty: a Randomized, Double-blind Placebo-controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 136 (actual)
• Sponsor: Wynand BWH Melenhorst, MD · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Arnica ointment is currently used in homeopathic preparations for strains and bruises. In the field of plastic surgery, some surgeons advise patients undergoing blepharoplasty to use Arnica in order to prevent postoperative ecchymosis, swelling and pain. Thus far, no decent study evaluated the efficacy of topical Arnica ointment in reducing ecchymosis or surgical outcome after upper blepharoplasty. We hypothesize that application of Arnica ointment postoperatively will reduce the development of ecchymosis and improve outcome.

Conditions

• Blepharoplasty
• Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Arnica	Application of Arnica ointment periorbitally
DRUG	Placebo ointment	Application of Arnica ointment, twice a day, for the period of one week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-01-01
• Primary completion: 2014-01-01
• Completion: 2014-01-01
• First posted: 2012-05-15
• Last updated: 2015-08-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands