Pretibial lacerations are problematic and best managed by surgical debridement, then skin grafting. Traditional postoperative care involves bed rest to optimise graft survival. This meta-analysis assesses early mobilisation versus bed rest for skin graft healing of these wounds. Medline, Embase, Cochrane, Cinahl, and Google Scholar databases were searched. Analyses were performed on appropriate...

After skin grafting, to prevent hematoma or seroma collection at the graft site, a tie-over dressing has been commonly used. However, although the conventional tie-over dressing by suture is a useful method for securing a graft site, refixation is difficult when repeated tie-over dressing is needed. Therefore, we recommend a redoable tie-over dressing technique with multiple loops threads and c...

Each year millions of individuals sustain burns. Within the US 40,000-70,000 individuals are hospitalized for burn-related injuries, some of which are quite severe, requiring skin grafting. The grafting procedure disrupts neural and vascular connections between the host site and the graft, both of which are necessary for that region of skin to contribute to temperature regulation. With the use ...

BACKGROUND Autologous skin graft is frequently used in the field of plastic, and reconstructive surgery. The engraftment is dependent upon revascularization and angiogenesis, which can be regulated by different factors. In addition to its hematopoietic effects, erythropoietin is shown to positively affect the wound healing process. OBJECTIVES We studied effects of human erythropoietin on reva...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To assess the survival of full-thickness skin grafts and perichondrial cutaneous grafts when placed on subcutaneous soft tissue flaps used in nasal reconstruction. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series from a secondary-care cutaneous cancer practice. METHODS Twenty-eight patients with nasal defects secondary to basal cell carcinoma excision were included. Clinical inf...

BACKGROUND Different methods for dressing of donor site of skin graft in burn patients have similarly pain, limitation of mobility of donor site and local complications such as infection and scar. Amniotic membrane has used for improvement of healing in some wounds. Accordingly in this study amnion was used as biologic dressing for donor site of skin graft to evaluate it’s efficacy in improveme...

Parry-Romberg syndrome is a condition characterized mainly by left-sided hemifacial atrophy that affects skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, and bone. The pathophysiology not established several theories have been proposed, among which lymphocytic neurovasculitis manifested as chronic vascular lesion measured incomplete endothelial regeneration stands out. actual treatment consists of autologous...