A prospective comparison of octyl-2-cyanoacrylate and suture in standardized facial wounds

Computed model of the wound profile. The linear scar is marked with a dark line.

Computed cross-section of a scar. The distance between the tangential line and the base of the wound is measured.

Assessment of wounds by patients and surgeons blind to the data. The white bars represent the skin adhesive group and the black bars the sutured patients. PR OA=patients’ rating of overall cosmetic outcome; PR RE=patients’ rating of removal procedure; SU COL=surgeons’ rating of colour discrepancies between scar and surrounding skin; SU OA=surgeons’ rating of overall cosmetic result. Note that there are no statistically significant differences.

Assessment of the scar profile when measuring the depth of the wound. Medians and quartiles are displayed in the box plot. Note that there is a statistically significant difference between the two treatment groups (P<0.05).

Correlation between age and total cosmetic result independent of wound closure technique. The correlation is statistically significant (Spearman coefficient, P<0.05).

Assessment of the wounds of young patients by patients and surgeons blind to the data. The white bars represent the skin adhesive group and the black bars the sutured patients. PR OA=patients’ rating of overall cosmetic result; PR RE=patients’ rating of removal procedure; SU COL=surgeons’ rating of colour discrepancies between scar and surrounding skin; SU OA=surgeons’ rating of overall cosmetic outcome. Asterisk (*) marks a statistically significant difference (P<0.05).

Young patient with an adhesive-treated infraorbital incision 3 months after surgery. The crescent-shaped scar appears reddish and bulging compared to the surrounding tissue.

Young patient with a sutured infraorbital incision 3 months after surgery. The crescent-shaped scar is nearly invisible.