Skin Expansion Technology in Acute Burns and Chronic Wounds.

The ability to grow skin has long been a topic of study and therapeutic interest. Currently, the main ways of doing this are 1) by placing tissue-expansion devices in the subcutaneous space and expanding skin over time, which can then be moved to cover contiguous structures, and 2) via processes that require relatively long (30 days) incubation periods to grow the patient's autogenous skin into laminar sheets. Over the past five years, there have been significant developments in the ability to expand skin cells, either at the bedside or in the laboratory, but much more rapidly than with previous methods.

How to Decide Upon an Appropriate Post-Operative Dressing: 2022.

In the current era, there are numerous advanced postoperative dressings. The ideal postoperative dressing is one that is thought to improve patient comfort, manage postoperative drainage, potentially allow for visualization of the wound, improve postoperative healing, and possibly reduce bacterial invasion. However, many advanced surgical dressings have shown increased ease of handling and increased patient comfort, but have not shown true superiority with regard to objective criteria.