NCT03190876

Seroma Prevention After Body Contouring Procedures

Prevention of Seroma Formation After Body Contouring Procedures

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Regensburg · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

With a prevalence of up to 25%, seroma formation is among the most common complications of body contouring procedures such as abdominoplasty. Small amounts of fluid are reabsorbed by the body spontaneously, however, larger seroma volumes need to be evacuated via puncture aspiration to prevent wound healing disturbances and infection, leading to major patient discomfort and a prolonged hospital stay. There is increasing controversy regarding the efficacy of surgical drains in seroma prevention. This study compares the incidence rate of seroma in three study arms with different usage of drains.

Conditions

• Seroma
• Abdominoplasty
• Complication of Surgical Procedure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Variable drain usage	Influence of drain usage on seroma formation rate

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-01
• Primary completion: 2022-03-01
• Completion: 2022-03-01
• First posted: 2017-06-19
• Last updated: 2019-05-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany