A simple sandwich technique using buttons combined with a tie-over technique for an intraoral split-thickness skin graft

Use of a Barbed Suture Tie-Over Technique for Skin Graft Dressings: A Case Series

BACKGROUND A tie-over dressing is the accepted method to secure skin grafts in order to prevent haematoma or seroma formation. We describe the novel application of a barbed suture tie-over for skin graft dressing. The barbs act as anchors in the skin so constant tensioning of the suture is not required. METHODS From January 2014 to August 2014 we used the technique in 30 patients with skin de...

Full-thickness skin mesh graft vaginoplasty: a skin sparing technique

INTRODUCTION The ideal vaginoplasty method should promote good cosmetic and functional results with low morbidity. We describe a new technique for congenital vaginal agenesis using a full-thickness perforated skin graft. MATERIALS AND METHODS We report an 18 year old patient with vaginal agenesis (Morris syndrome) that undergone a modified version of McIndoe vaginoplasty. Patient is set in a ...

An improved tie-over dressing technique for skin grafts using a hydrocellular dressing.

Une technique améliorée de fixation du pansement pour l´immobilisation des greffes cutanées en utilisant un pansement hydrocellulaire, in Can occult primary melanoma of the urethra:a long-term survival case, in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, A clinical investigation on the characteristics and outcomes of treating chronic lower extremity wounds using thetissueTech autograft system, in The I...

Microfenestrated split thickness skin grafts: an underused technique?

An Innovative Method of Repeated Tie over Dressing for Fixation of skin Graft