Skin necrosis.
Skin necrosis.
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DOI:
10.1159/000350972
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发表时间:
2014
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通讯作者:
Ryosuke Tamura;K. Mizuguchi;H. Asato
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作者:
Ryosuke Tamura;K. Mizuguchi;H. Asato
Partial dermal necrosis may develop due to insufficient circulation in the subcutaneous pocket created for transplantation of the framework after cartilage transplantation. To prevent necrosis, it is important not to damage the subcutaneous vascular plexus when creating a subcutaneous pocket and to elevate the skin flap at a constant thickness. Straight operating scissors are useful for this purpose. When creating the framework, too much pressure is placed on the skin of the subcutaneous pocket if cartilages are angular or the helix or antihelix is too high. Therefore, it is also important not to make the periphery of the framework angular and to expand the skin with a balloon during surgery to provide ample space. The dressing should not apply too much pressure. To prevent exposure of a stainless wire, nodules of wire, particularly at the convex part, should be placed at the back and embedded so as not to project from the surface of the cartilage.Dermal necrosis may also develop during elevation of the auricle at a part of the skin graft on the posterior auricle. It is likely to develop particularly at the site of the buttress cartilage, so buttress cartilage should be covered with TPF with favorable circulation, and special care should be taken with the tie-over dressing. When dermal necrosis is observed, initially treat it with prostaglandin ointment. If a skin defect subsequently develops and the cartilage is exposed, fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a very effective conservative therapy if the affected area is small [1]. When the area of skin defect is too large to close directly, cover it with a local flap from the posterior or anterior auricle, or perform skin grafting after covering with TPF [2]. Shown below is one case of a skin defect managed with conservative therapy and another that required surgery.