Botox in the Healing of Surgical Wounds of the Neck

Summary

The investigators hypothesize that Botox A will reduce scarring and improve healing of surgical neck wounds.

Timeline

Start

2010-05-31

Primary completion

2016-05-05

Completion

2016-05-05

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper There was no significant difference in scarring at any of the time points between the botulinum toxin type A-treated and placebo sides of the incision. PMID 30688903 ↗

Publications

• Results Gassner HG, Sherris DA, Friedman O. Botulinum toxin-induced immobilization of lower facial wounds. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2009 Mar-Apr;11(2):140-2. doi: 10.1001/archfacial.2009.3. No abstract available.
• Results Gassner HG, Brissett AE, Otley CC, Boahene DK, Boggust AJ, Weaver AL, Sherris DA. Botulinum toxin to improve facial wound healing: A prospective, blinded, placebo-controlled study. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 Aug;81(8):1023-8. doi: 10.4065/81.8.1023.
• Results Wilson AM. Use of botulinum toxin type A to prevent widening of facial scars. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006 May;117(6):1758-66; discussion 1767-8. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000209944.45949.d1.
• Results Xiao Z, Zhang F, Cui Z. Treatment of hypertrophic scars with intralesional botulinum toxin type A injections: a preliminary report. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2009 May;33(3):409-12. doi: 10.1007/s00266-009-9334-z. Epub 2009 Apr 9.
• Phillips TJ, Fung E, Rigby MH, Burke E, Hart RD, Trites JRB, Gassner HG, Taylor SM. The Use of Botulinum Toxin Type A in the Healing of Thyroidectomy Wounds: A Randomized, Prospective, Placebo-Controlled Study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Feb;143(2):375e-381e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005264.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.