title: An in situ procedure for the biopsy of pressure-wrapped hypertrophic scars.
abstract: A plexiglass device can be incorporated in the therapeutic elastic wrapping of hypertrophic scars. The removal of a small access port on this device permits the exposure of the underlying tissue for full-thickness biopsy without the necessity of first removing the pressure wrapping. The ultrastructural detail of tissues biopsied in this manner more readily reflects the in situ microarchitecture of the pressure-wrapped skin and/or scars.
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D011312:Pressure