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## Objectives: A prospective non-randomised evaluation of the octyl-2-cyanoacrylate (dermabond) for skin closure in head and neck surgery. ## Materials and methods: An inception cohort of 52 patients managed by six otorhinolaryngologists head and neck surgeons at a single institution (university teaching and tertiary referral center) during the months of may-july 2004. the length of the skin incision varied from 3 to 30 cm (mean: 7 cm). morbidity evaluation, longitudinal analysis of the evolution of the scar, and analysis of the degree of satisfaction. ## Results: Postoperative death was not encountered. the overall morbidity rate was 3.8% (2/52). there was no instances of wound dehiscence's. a subcutaneous abscess was noted in one patient. from an aesthetic point of view, the scar appearance was considered to be slightly retracted during the first postoperative month and to be very good 2 to 4 months from initial surgery. only one patient developed a minimal cheloid scar. among the 47 patients who expressed an opinion postoperatively regarding the use of the octyl-2-cyanoacrylate (dermabond) for skin closure, the degree of satisfaction was very high due to the ability to take an e

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Author

O. Laccourreye; R. Cauchois; L. EL Sharkawy; M. Menard; E. De Mones; D. Brasnu; S. Hans

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0003-3944)

Published

2005

Language

FR

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)