Our findings support the routine use of Micropore™ tape in post-operative dressing for clean, non-contaminated, directly closed, elective surgical wounds. The results of our study suggest that there is no difference between the use of Micropore™ tape and other conventional wound dressings in the prevalence of post-operative wound healing problems in cosmetic breast surgery. There was no statistical significance between the use of antibiotics and prevalence of wound healing problems in either group. The overall prevalence of wound healing problems in the Micropore™ tape and conventional wound dressing group were 12% and 10% respectively, with no statistical difference (p = 0.3913).

Data was analysed to assess the prevalence of post-operative wound healing problems (superficial incisional surgical site infection and delayed wound healing) in each group.ġ216 patients were identified in our database, 659 patients receiving Micropore™ and 557 patients receiving conventional wound dressings. The patients were divided into 2 groups: those whose wounds were dressed with 3M™ Micropore™ tape post-operatively and those dressed with other common wound dressings. The purpose of this study was to compare differences in the rate of wound healing problems including superficial incisional surgical site infection (SSI) and wound healing problems following cosmetic breast procedures between Micropore™ tape and other common wound dressings.Ī clinical database was utilised to identify all patients undergoing elective breast surgery at a UK private cosmetic surgery group between May and November 2017. 3M™ Micropore™ tape is significantly cheaper than conventional wound dressings. Evidence suggests that the use of Micropore™ tape as a dressing for surgical incisions may be associated with reduced/comparable rates of infection in surgical wounds. Surgical site infection has considerable cost implications for healthcare providers.

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