Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]
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Multicenter Study
An Open-Label, Multicenter, Evaluator-Blinded Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of a New Hyaluronic Acid-Based Gel Product for Lip Enhancement.
A stabilized hyaluronic acid (HA)-based lidocaine-containing gel of nonanimal origin has been developed for lip enhancement. ⋯ Lip enhancement with this HA-based gel generated high subject satisfaction and natural-looking lips. The effect lasted for up to 9 months according to the GAIS ratings by subjects and independent evaluators. The product was well tolerated; most AEs were mild-to-moderate local injection site reactions.
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Skin grafts are a standard option for closing skin defects that cannot be closed primarily. A split -thickness skin graft entirely transfers the epidermis and a part of the dermal layer to the wound site. Using conventional techniques, the skin graft is fixed to the wound using sutures and kept closed for 3 to 7 days with a pressed bolster dressing. ⋯ In this study, the authors used n-butyl cyanoacrylate to prepare split-thickness skin grafts that were subsequently applied to Wistar albino rats, and the authors evaluated the results both histopathologically and macroscopically. The authors also statistically analyzed the effects of graft fixation according to surgical duration. The findings of authors suggest that n-butyl cyanoacrylate can be safely applied during split-thickness skin graft surgery because it significantly reduces surgical duration, demonstrates substantial advantages in terms of graft fixation and monitoring, and, most importantly, demonstrates no notable disadvantages in comparison with conventional methods.