A Systematic Review: Fibrin Glue in Drainless Rhytidoplasty

The following questions guided the study: Can the use of fibrin glue in drainless rhytidoplasty reduce hematoma prevalence, seroma prevalence increase patient satisfaction or decrease the length of hospital in the adult population compared with standard treatment? The following inclusion and exclusion criteria apply: The procedure performed was rhytidoplasty for both groups. Participants were limited to adults who did not have any other procedure performed during the study. The intervention consisted of the use of fibrin glue without drains compared to the control group, in which drains and/or pressure dressing were applied. Databases: clinicaltrials.gov, MEDLINE, COCHRANE, mRCT, PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Embase, VHL, GHL were searched on 03/25/2023 by 2 different investigators. The Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool 2.0 was used. Five studies were included with a total number of 1277 participants (2554 face sides). The cumulative hematoma rate was OR 0.47 (95 www.springer.com/00266 .