ALLMedicine™ Skin Grafting Center

Apr 16th, 2021 - The patient is a 45-year-old man diagnosed with Fournier's gangrene and underwent treatment for septic shock, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy and extensive surgical debridement of perineum, including total scrotectomy, ischiorectal fossa, abdome...

Apr 13th, 2021 - Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are the most common ulcer on the lower extremity, with 4% of patients over the age of 65 suffering from VLUs worldwide. As a recurrent, chronic, disabling disease, VLUs are associated with prolonged disability, substantial...

Apr 9th, 2021 - Auto-skin grafting is the current treatment of choice for extensive burns. Nevertheless, the lack of donor sites for skin grafting remains one of the greatest limiting factors for the treatment of extensively burned patients. We present the case o...

Apr 5th, 2021 - Although skin grafts are widely used in reconstruction of large skin defect and complex wounds, many factors lead to suboptimal graft take. Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) reportedly increases the graft take rates when added to skin graftin...

Apr 3rd, 2021 - Skin graft vascularization is investigated mainly by histological evaluation. Immunohistochemical analysis has been conducted only in mice. Transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcPO2 ), which is an index of blood flow, has not been evaluated in skin gra...

Mar 14th, 2016 - Burns are a common type of skin injury encountered at all levels of medical facilities from private clinics to core hospitals. Minor burns heal by topical treatment alone, but moderate to severe burns require systemic management, and skin grafting...

Apr 16th, 2021 - The patient is a 45-year-old man diagnosed with Fournier's gangrene and underwent treatment for septic shock, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy and extensive surgical debridement of perineum, including total scrotectomy, ischiorectal fossa, abdome...

Apr 13th, 2021 - Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are the most common ulcer on the lower extremity, with 4% of patients over the age of 65 suffering from VLUs worldwide. As a recurrent, chronic, disabling disease, VLUs are associated with prolonged disability, substantial...

Apr 9th, 2021 - Auto-skin grafting is the current treatment of choice for extensive burns. Nevertheless, the lack of donor sites for skin grafting remains one of the greatest limiting factors for the treatment of extensively burned patients. We present the case o...

Apr 5th, 2021 - Although skin grafts are widely used in reconstruction of large skin defect and complex wounds, many factors lead to suboptimal graft take. Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) reportedly increases the graft take rates when added to skin graftin...

Apr 3rd, 2021 - Skin graft vascularization is investigated mainly by histological evaluation. Immunohistochemical analysis has been conducted only in mice. Transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcPO2 ), which is an index of blood flow, has not been evaluated in skin gra...

May 24th, 2017 - Comment Our case highlights a distinct clinical presentation of hydralazine-induced ANCA-positive cutaneous vasculitis associated with severe involvement of the aerodigestive tract with gastrointestinal tract bleeding and airway compromise requiri.

Nov 4th, 2014 - To the Editor: Intralesional corticosteroids and pulsed dye laser (PDL)(585–595 nm), either as monotherapy or combination therapy, are commonly used to treat hypertrophic scars. 1 We describe an unusual adverse effect of protracted necrosis followi.

Jun 5th, 2013 - Randomized Clinical Trial of Donor-Site Wound Dressings After Split-Skin Grafting Brölmann FE, Eskes AM, Goslings JC, et al Br J Surg. 2013;100:619-627 Summary What is the most effective wound dressing for the donor site after skin grafting? The a...

Nov 14th, 2012 - Wide variation exists in the local treatment of donor site wounds after split-skin grafting, ranging from classic gauze dressings to modern silicone dressings. In a multicenter randomized trial of 289 patients, hydrocolloid dressings led to a shor.

CHICAGO — The modified Keystone Island skin flap avoids the need for skin grafting in most patients with lower limb primary melanoma, a prospective study from Australia suggests. The flap, which takes its name from architectural terminology becaus.