Background: Randomized, comparative studies evaluating augmented secondary intention healing (SIH) compared with conventional SIH in dermatologic surgery are limited. This study aimed to evaluate whether the use of a novel biomaterial enhances SIH, particularly in shortening time to complete re-epithelialization.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to elucidate whether a novel biomaterial containing gelatin, manuka honey, and hydroxyapatite enhances SIH when compared with conventional SIH for surgical defects after Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) on the head and distal lower extremities.
Materials And Methods: Thirty-seven patients were enrolled in this randomized controlled trial. Patients undergoing MMS on the head or distal lower extremities were eligible for recruitment. After clear surgical margins were obtained post-MMS, patients were randomized to receive standard SIH or biomaterial enhanced SIH. Patients had regularly scheduled follow-ups with questionnaires at each visit until complete re-epithelialization was achieved.
Results: Overall, there was no significant difference in time to re-epithelialization between standard SIH and biomaterial-enhanced SIH. However, there was a significant decrease in pain scores and skin thickness in the biomaterial-enhanced SIH group.
Conclusion: Biomaterial-enhanced SIH is noninferior to standard SIH and produces less pain and favorable skin thickness compared with standard SIH. ClinicalTrials.gov listing: NCT04545476.
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