Long-term cosmetic results comparing Proximate stapler with Dermalon skin closure.
Sixteen patients having had an aorto-femoral bifurcation bypass performed were allocated at random for having their right inguinal incisions sutured with staplers and the left incisions with monofilament nylon sutures or vice versa. Long-term follow-up (11 months) demonstrated no differences in the appearance of the scars. The only advantage of the stapler is the short duration of skin-closure as compared to the sutured wounds. Since the long-term cosmetic results are equal and the cost price of the staplers are far higher than sutures we cannot recommend staplers for skin closure in routine operations.
D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004954:Esthetics; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000503:physiopathology; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014945:Wound Healing