POSTOPERATIVE COOLING ENHANCES COMPOSITE GRAFT-SURVIVAL IN NASAL-ALARAND FINGERTIP RECONSTRUCTION

Authors
HIRASE Y
Citation
Y. Hirase, POSTOPERATIVE COOLING ENHANCES COMPOSITE GRAFT-SURVIVAL IN NASAL-ALARAND FINGERTIP RECONSTRUCTION, British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 46(8), 1993, pp. 707-711
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
British Journal of Plastic Surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071226
Volume
46
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
707 - 711
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1226(1993)46:8<707:PCECGI>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A simple method using ice-water and aluminium foil for enhancing compo site graft survival is reported. Cooling the entire recipient site ret ards cellular degeneration in the graft until neovascularisation occur s. The success of this technique in nasal reconstruction using auricul ar chondrocutaneous tissue and nonmicrosurgical fingertip reattachment is presented. The potential application to thicker skin grafts is als o discussed.