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Easy Reproducible Tie-over Dressing using Silastic$^{(R)}$ Drainage  

Kim, Peter Chan Woo (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Daegu Catholic University)
Park, Sang-Soon (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Daegu Catholic University)
Lee, Yong-Jig (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Daegu Catholic University)
Shim, Jeong-Su (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Daegu Catholic University)
Park, Dae-Hwan (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Daegu Catholic University)
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Archives of Plastic Surgery / v.37, no.3, 2010 , pp. 313-316 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: Tie-over dressing is widely used to secure skin grafting on face, body, or extremities. It can be a rather complicated task and is not easy to make compressive dressing again if performed in a conventional method. So, we hereby introduce an easy reproducible tie over dressing method. Methods: After completing the skin graft, Cut the silastic drainage longitudinally in half and spread to the grafted skin margin. Drainage is fixed by using the stapes or sutures. A fluffy gauze bolus dressing is placed over a furacin impregnated gauze and wrapped around. After suturing the distal margin of silastics with opposite side using the silk thread either 5 - 0 or 3 - 0, knot of suturing, which is pressed down against the dressing while the threads are tightened, is made into center of each sides. Results: It can make dressing again after observing the grafted skin, and it can also make pressure on the grafted area evenly until the grafted skin is taken. Conclusion: This dressing method makes the surgeons and patients comfortable. To surgeons, it provides more rapid and easier way to do dressing, and to patients, it eliminates pain caused by redressing.
Keywords
Skin grafting; Dressing; Silastic drainage;
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