Holmes, Samantha P.Rivera, SydneyHooper, Perry B.Slaven, James E.Que, Syril Keena T.2023-04-242023-04-242021-12-21Holmes SP, Rivera S, Hooper PB, Slaven JE, Que SKT. Hydrocolloid dressing versus conventional wound care after dermatologic surgery. JAAD Int. 2021;6:37-42. Published 2021 Dec 21. doi:10.1016/j.jdin.2021.11.002https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32553Background: Hydrocolloid dressings (HCD) are helpful in chronic wound care, but research is limited in acute postoperative wounds. HCD can potentially be incorporated into a simplified wound care regimen after excisional surgeries. Objective: To examine whether a one-time HCD application after dermatologic surgery results in greater patient satisfaction and improved postoperative outcomes compared with conventional daily dressings (CDD). Methods: We examined patients who underwent Mohs or standard surgical excision with linear closure followed by HCD. The patients additionally had a history of excisional surgery with CDD in the past 5 years. A modified version of the validated Bluebelle Wound Healing Questionnaire was administered. Results: The survey response rate was 74.4% (64/86). Compared with CDD, HCD rated higher in comfort, convenience, scar appearance, and simplicity of wound care instructions (P < .0001). Nearly all patients (96.8%) preferred HCD over CDD. Limitations: Variability in time from prior dermatologic surgery may introduce recall bias. Prior surgeries involving CDD were sometimes performed by a different surgeon, which could introduce other confounding factors. Conclusions: A simplified wound care regimen involving HCD can potentially lead to increased comfort, convenience, simplicity, and a subjective improvement in scar appearance, though additional studies are needed.en-USAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalDuoDERMExcisionGeneral dermatologyHealingHydrocolloid dressingMohs micrographic surgeryPostoperativeSurgeryWound careArticle