Foam‐Rubber Stents for Skin Grafts

Abstract

A variety of stents are used to immobilize skin grafts and to hold them firmly to the recipient site. Tie-down stents, the most common type, are constructed from bulky, sterile dressing and are overtied with suture material. These stents are often cumbersome to apply. As an alternative, stents made from foam-rubber pads (Reston, 3M Company, St. Paul, MN) were stapled over skin grafts. These stents could be applied quickly, and they maintain continuous, uniform pressure on the immobilized grafts.

Uso de esponja cirúrgica para curativo compressivo de enxerto cutâneo

“…Muita pressão pode comprimir os capilares e determinar necrose do enxerto. 3 A compressão pode ser obtida com alguns materiais como gazes cirúrgicas, algodão umedecido e esponja. A técnica habitual consiste em suturar um bolo de gazes sobre o enxerto.…”

“…Too much pressure can compress the capillaries and lead to necrosis of the graft. 3 The pressure can be obtained with material such as surgical gauze, moistened cotton and sponge. The usual technique consists of suturing a wad of gauzes over the graft.…”

“Tent In” Technique of Tie-Over Dressing

“…Too much pressure can compress the capillaries and lead to necrosis of the graft. 3 Thus, tie-over dressing with adequate pressure is essential for preventing graft failure.…”

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

“…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. Kurozimu and Ishida 7 in 1982 treated a lop ear deformity by successfully splinting it with Reston foam for a three‐month period.…”