title: Aquaplast thermoplastic (Opti-Mold). A unique moldable tie-down dressing for full-thickness skin grafts.
abstract: Aquaplast thermoplastic (Opti-Mold), a unique moldable "tie-down" dressing, can be heated, shaped, and sutured in place over full-thickness skin grafts. It allows for excellent uniform pressure over a skin graft while also allowing for drainage from the graft bed, and is particularly useful for the contoured surfaces of the nose and ears.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, MN 55101.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Fish
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hilger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D010969:Plastics; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics