275
Participants
Start Date
January 1, 2019
Primary Completion Date
June 1, 2020
Study Completion Date
June 1, 2020
Traditional method: Electrosurgery
"The patient will be prepared before this technique by removing all metal objects in his possession. The area should be disinfected with a local antiseptic, leaving the area aseptic. Afterwards, perilesional infiltrated local anaesthesia (subcutaneous or intradermal) will be applied. Once the area has been anaesthetised, excision is made with scissors cutting through the most proximal part of the skin tag pendulum and the lesion is coagulated with the handle or knife of the electrocoagulator (previously regulated with the intensity in coagulation mode). The resulting abrasion will form an eschar that will be disinfected with povidone-iodine, and a protective dressing of sterile occlusive gauze bandage will be placed.~Indications to the patient: the project participant will be instructed to dry the area with povidone-iodine antiseptic and not to expose the area to extreme humidity or sunlight."
Traditional method: Cryotherapy
The patient should be prepared: the area should be disinfected with a local antiseptic, leaving the area aseptic. for a few minutes the tip of an Adson forceps will be introduced in a container with liquid nitrogen until freezing. It will then be applied to the most proximal part of the skin tag pendulum until it is observed that the frostbite has reached the base of the lesion and the surface becomes whitish, with a halo of 1-3 mm. When this happens, it will be excise above the frost part in the pendulum. After application, it is disinfected with povidone- iodine and covered with a protective dressing of sterile occlusive gauze plaster. It will then form an eschar. Indications to the patient: the project participant will be instructed to dry the area with povidone-iodine antiseptic and not to expose the area to extreme humidity or sunlight.
Traditional method: Silver nitrate
"The patient should be prepared: the area should be disinfected with a local antiseptic, leaving the area aseptic. Excision will be made with scissors of the skin tag cutting through the most proximal part of the skin tag pendulum, then cauterized with the tip of the silver nitrate rod, trying not to apply in the perilesional zone.~The resulting abrasion will form an eschar that will be disinfected with povidone-iodine, and a protective dressing of sterile occlusive gauze bandage will be placed.~Indications to the patient: the project participant will be instructed to dry the area with povidone-iodine antiseptic and not to expose the area to extreme humidity or solar rays."
Moist healing environment method
The patient should be prepared: the area should be disinfected with a local antiseptic, leaving the area aseptic. Excision will be made with scissors of the skin tag by cutting through the most proximal part of the pendulum of the skin tag, later it will be disinfected with chlorhexidine and thin hydrocolloid dressing will be placed. Indications to the patient: the project participant will be told not to touch the dressing until the next control after 3 days with the research team. In case of incidents with the dressing (fall of the dressing), the patient will be given a replacement dressing for this purpose and be able to restore it immediately. It is recommended not to expose the area to the solar rays
Abs Balaguer, Balaguer
Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
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