Bridal veil nylon: the trellis effect in rapid wound healing.
Commercially available bridal veil nylon (BVN) in 2.0-3,0-, and 4.0-mm hexagonal mesh is being used as a sterile dressing for burns and many surgical problems. BVN appears to promote more rapid reepithelialization of granulating burn wounds than other dressings. I suggest that the BVN mesh provides a "trellis effect", acting as a supporting structure across which, or over which, epithelium will grow more rapidly than it would without the dressing. Photographic studies illustrating this effect are included. BVN also allows us to secure recent skin grafts, and it appears to be an ideal dressing for recent hair plug transfers. It is possible to examine wounds directly and to clean them with whatever technique is indicated, including hydrotherapy and Hubbard tank regimen, and yet not to disrupt underlying structures such as skin grafts and hair plugs. A major advantage of this dressing is that it minimizes painful removal of Kling and Kurlex type dressings. Photographs demonstrate the use of BVN, which is quite inexpensive and can be gas-autoclaved in any hospital facility.
D001458:Bandages; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy; D004848:Epithelium / Q000502:physiology; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009757:Nylons; D014945:Wound Healing
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