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- M Görgü, B Erdoğan, T Aköz, E Kargi, O Deren, and G Aslan.
- Ankara Numune Community Hospital, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Turkey.
- Dermatol Surg. 1998 Oct 1;24(10):1073-6.
BackgroundSuccess of skin grafts depends on sufficient immobilization and early intervention for hematoma, seroma, or infection.ObjectiveTo stabilize and cover skin grafts with a tie-over technique using translucent silicone gel sheet.MethodsTwenty-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.ResultsAll grafts healed without any complication.ConclusionUsing 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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