Comparative Study of Steristrips and Subcuticular Suture for Wound Closure after Thyroid Surgery - Retrospective Study

Background: Thyroid and parathyroid surgeries are increasingly common globally, including both benign and malignant. As these endocrine glands are located in the in the anterior parts of the neck, early healing and a cosmetic method of surgery are preferred. Method: 45 patient’s wounds were closed by sub-cuticular sutures and 45 patients by steristrips followed by thyroidectomy and verbal analogue scales; visual analogue scales at different intervals were compared. Moreover, cosmetic visual analog was also compared after 6th week of the surgery. Results: Verbal analogue after 48 hours and visual analogue after 48 hours had a significant p value (p<0.001), and steri-strips had excellent results of 93.3% and 6.6% of good results, and sub-cuticular sutures had 80% excellent and 20 good cosmetic appearance. Conclusion: Steri-strip sutures were better in both visual, verbal, and cosmetic analogue and reduced the stay in hospital as compared to sub-cuticular suture technique.