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Adhesive Silicone Gel Sheet for Treatment of Nailbed Injury  

Kim, Eui Sik (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Hwang, Jae Ha (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Kim, Kwang Seog (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
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Archives of Plastic Surgery / v.33, no.1, 2006 , pp. 107-112 More about this Journal
Abstract
If autogenous nail is lost in nail bed injuries, alternative effective nail bed protection material is questionable in postoperative follow up period. The conventional modality with autogenous nail coverage have several disadvantages such as drawback of maintenance, higher chance of loss and complex dressing step (eg. ointment apply for humidification and nail fixation using tape or bandage). So, we have studied the usefulness of adhesive silicone gel sheet for alternative nail bed protection material until the end of nail regeneration. From March 2003 to July 2004, we have experienced 215 traumatic nail bed injuries except fingertip loss. Among these patient, we classified two groups, 30 cases with autogenous nail protection(Group I) and 30 cases with adhesive silicone gel sheet protection(Group II). Mean full nail growth time was 3.6 months in group I and 3.8 months in group II. Mean final nail appearance score(0: poor, 4: excellent) was 3.0 in group I and 3.5 in group II. Adhesive silicone gel sheet protection(Group II) was slightly superior to the autogenous nail protection in final appearance, especially sterile matrix laceration. In conclusion, we believe that adhesive silicone gel sheet application is a simple, acceptable, alternative method for protecting nail bed with loss of autogenous nail. It has a number of advantages compared with autogenous nail such as better humidification, controllable hygiene, less pain, less hospitalization, less frequent visit, less chance of loss, avoiding complex dressing step and more even pressure with adhesiveness, flexibility and durability.
Keywords
Nail bed injury; Adhesive silicone gel sheet;
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