An Ideal Stent for Reliable and Efficient Skin Graft Application

Grafts in Dermatologic Surgery

“…Mepilex Border (Mölnlycke Health Care, Göteborg, Sweden), a waterproof, silicone-based, semipermeable dressing, has preliminarily shown favorable results in several of our patients. STSG donor sites are also being treated with Xeroform gauze, 66 69 and even honey. 70 It takes about 3 to 5 days for an STSG to revascularize.…”

Foam‐Rubber Stents for Skin Grafts

“…Reston foam‐pad stents, as described by Weiner and Moberg 14 and Harris, 13 are easy to use and work reliably for both split‐thickness and full‐thickness skin grafts. These stents offer several advantages:…”

“…We have modified the method of applying stents described by Weiner and Moberg 14 and Harris 13 and used it for grafting selected defects created by Mohs surgery. This method was used for both split‐thickness and full‐thickness skin grafts.…”

“…The use of foam to apply even pressure is not new. Blair and Brown 2 called the sponge “the most practical distributor of pressure.” Rees and Fleury 12 used a foam‐rubber tie‐over dressing, and Harris, 13 Weiner and Moberg, 14 and Kaplan 15 used stents made from microporous foam padding (Reston, 3M Company, St. Paul, MN). This method has not been widely accepted by dermatologic surgeons.…”

A New Foam Girdle for the Significant Reduction of Ecchymoses Post-Liposuction

“…In fact, Blair and Brown 1 called the sponge “the most practical distributor of pressure” in 1929. Reese and Fleury 2 recommended a foam‐rubber tie‐over dressing for skin grafts in 1956, and in the 1980s Harris, 3 Weiner and Moberg, 4 and Kaplan 5 made their stents from microporous foam padding (Reston, 3M Company, St. Paul, MN). Larson 6 also recommended the use of Reston foam as a stent that could maintain continuous pressure on an immobilized skin graft.…”