title: A novel surgical approach  to calcinosis cutis using  a collagen-elastin matrix.
abstract: Calcinosis cutis is a cutaneous disorder characterised by abnormal deposition of calcium in the dermis. Treatment of this condition has variable success rates and includes medical, topical and surgical management. Here we describe a case of a woman with a painful calcinosis lesion on the buttocks, treated with excision and application of a bovine collagen-elastin dermal regeneration template, a thin, porous membrane consisting of a native bovine type I, II and V collagen-fibre template coated with elastin hydrolysate. The patient's wound healed without complication and without the use of a skin graft. She remains recurrence free at 10-month follow up, with satisfactory outcome.
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Biomedical University Campus of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piombino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pallara
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Soltani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Langella
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Persichetti
mesh_terms: D062088:Acellular Dermis; D002081:Buttocks; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003094:Collagen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004549:Elastin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: C532298:matriderm; D003094:Collagen; D004549:Elastin