Tie-over dressings in full-thickness skin grafts.
BACKGROUND
A full-thickness skin graft is often performed by tie-over dressing to compress and immobilize it.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to compare the results of a full-thickness skin graft with tie-over dressing performed with the classic technique and with simple dressing.


METHODS
This was a prospective study in which 25 patients had tulle gras jelly tie-over dressing and 25 patients had a simple tulle gras dressing after full-thickness skin graft for nipple areola reconstruction.


RESULTS
Graft success on the fifth day was evaluated at 100% for patients with a simple dressing and at 99% for those with tie-over dressing.


CONCLUSIONS
In this study, simple dressing appeared to be at least as effective as the tie-over dressing. Simple dressing, however, was faster and left fewer residual marks than the tie-over dressing.
Plastic, Aesthetic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery Unit, Rothschild Hospital, Paris, France.
Benjamin
B
Pulvermacker
Marc
M
Chaouat
Deborah
D
Seroussi
Maurice
M
Mimoun
D000328:Adult; D001458:Bandages; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques