title: Suction blister skin grafting--a modern application.
abstract: The suction blistering technique produces an ultra-thin skin graft with no morbidity at the donor site. Negative pressure using wall suction in outpatients is used to generate a graft that can be used for reconstruction, and it avoids the need for invasive procedures in patients with coexisting conditions. The harvested tissue has a low metabolic demand and survival is excellent. We used it in a patient when previous reconstructions after excision of skin cancer had failed. Graft survival was more than 95% by surface area and there was no donor site morbidity. We have found it particularly useful for grafting over Integra® dermal regeneration template (Integra LifeSciences Corporation, NJ, USA) to produce healing at difficult sites. Patients tolerate the procedure well and the donor site heals quickly. It is useful where recipient vascularity is poor or where coexisting conditions prevent complex procedures.
authors.affiliation: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Buckinghamshire Network, Luton & Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Lewsey Road, Luton, Bedford LU4 0DZ, United Kingdom. Electronic address: dravparbhoo@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Parbhoo
authors.affiliation: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Buckinghamshire Network, Luton & Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Lewsey Road, Luton, Bedford LU4 0DZ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D064592:Autografts / Q000637:transplantation; D001768:Blister / Q000601:surgery*; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates; D003094:Collagen; D004817:Epidermis / Q000637:transplantation; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D017768:Skin, Artificial; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D060053:Transplant Donor Site / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: C114835:integra artificial skin; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates; D003094:Collagen
keywords: Dermal regeneration template; Integra; Reconstruction; Skin graft; Suction blister