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- Success of skin grafts relies on proper immobilization and prompt treatment of potential complications such as hematoma, seroma, or infection.
- A tie-over technique involving a translucent silicone gel sheet was used on 27 skin defects, where the gel was secured with skin staplers for effective stabilization.
- All grafts healed successfully without complications, indicating that silicone gel sheeting is an effective method for stabilizing skin grafts and allows for easy monitoring of any issues.
Article Abstract
Background: Success of skin grafts depends on sufficient immobilization and early intervention for hematoma, seroma, or infection.
Objective: To stabilize and cover skin grafts with a tie-over technique using translucent silicone gel sheet.
Methods: Twenty-seven skin defects were resurfaced with skin grafts. A sterile silicone gel sheet was placed over the skin graft. Gel was fixed to the wound edges with skin staplers.
Results: All grafts healed without any complication.
Conclusion: Using silicone gel sheeting on 27 skin grafts, we found that it is an effective method for stabilization and allows direct visualization of the graft in order to inspect hematoma-like complications.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb04077.x | DOI Listing |
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