title: Silicone gel sheeting for stabilization of skin grafts.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Success of skin grafts depends on sufficient immobilization and early intervention for hematoma, seroma, or infection.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To stabilize and cover skin grafts with a tie-over technique using translucent silicone gel sheet.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-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.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All grafts healed without any complication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using 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.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Community Hospital, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Görgü
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erdoğan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aköz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kargi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Deren
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aslan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001458:Bandages; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020034:Silicone Gels / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D020034:Silicone Gels