title: Incidence of hypertrophic and keloid scars after N-butyl 2-cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive had been used to close parotidectomy wounds: a prospective study of 100 consecutive patients.
abstract: Suturing is the usual technique for cutaneous wound closure after parotidectomy and gives a satisfactory aesthetic appearance for most patients. Late complications include the development of hypertrophic and keloid scars, the incidence of which ranges from 5% to 16% in elective cases. We studied the use of N-butyl 2-cyanoacrylate (Indermil) for closure of parotid wounds in 100 consecutive patients over a period of 7 years, our main aim being to establish the incidence of hypertrophic and keloid scars after the use of Indermil. We also wanted to explore the potential advantages of this technique as an alternative method of wound closure. The incidence of hypertrophic and keloid scars was 8 and 9, respectively. The technique is simple and safe, and the incidence of hypertrophic and keloid scars within the accepted range for sutures.
authors.affiliation: Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. gilliangreenhill@nhs.net
authors.forename: Gillian A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Greenhill
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: O'Regan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004659:Enbucrilate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D007627:Keloid / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000009:adverse effects; D014945:Wound Healing; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D004659:Enbucrilate