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Dermabrasion for Scar Improvement After Mohs Surgery

This study is looking at whether dermabrasion, a procedure that gently removes the top layer of skin, can improve the appearance of scars after Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS) on the face or neck. Researchers want to see if using dermabrasion on one side of a surgical wound, compared to the other side without dermabrasion, makes a difference in how the scar heals. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, having facial or neck surgery with a scar longer than 4 centimeters, and can attend follow-up visits. The main goal is to see how scars look to an observer 3 months after surgery. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 30 participants. It uses a split-scar design where one side of a wound is treated with dermabrasion and the other is not.
What's involved
If you participate, you will have dermabrasion applied to one side of your surgical wound during your procedure. You will need to return for a follow-up visit within the evaluation period.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your scar will be assessed 3 months after surgery, and you will be on study for up to 6 months.

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NCT07213921

Dermabrasion in Mohs: Split-Scar Trial

Active, Not Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Wisconsin, Madison
~30 participants
Updated 2026-06-11 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Dermabrasion

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
POSAS Observer Score at 3 months post-surgery
Measured over 3 months post-surgery

Conditions

Wound Heal

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Surgical wound

Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Wisconsin1

Study leadership

  • Gloria Xu, MD, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · UW School of Medicine and Public Health

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Able to give informed consent themselves
Scheduled for cutaneous surgical procedure on the face or neck with predicted linear closure greater than 4 centimeters.
Willing to return for follow up visit within the evaluation period

Exclusion

Patients with impaired decision-making capacity
Significant vision or hearing impairments
Pregnant Individuals
Incarceration
Wounds with predicted closure length less than 4 cm

What this trial measures

  • POSAS Observer Score at 3 months post-surgery3 months post-surgery

    The investigators hypothesize that the side of the wound treated with intraoperative dermabrasion will have superior cosmesis as evaluated by the observer components of POSAS when evaluated at 3 months postoperatively. Two blinded reviewers will provide the POSAS Observer score which evaluates scar vascularity, pigmentation, thickness, relief, pliability, and surface area, each from 1 to 10 where higher scores indicate worse scars. Total scores are summed and range from 6-60.