The Sanctity of Putting Packs after Palate Retropositioning
The validity of the concept of packing lateral raw areas following retropositioning surgery, for cleft palate, is questioned. Authors believe that it is a serious misconception to presume that packing can help in haemostasis, easing suture line tension and that it prevents food particles from going...
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| author | Rajeev B. Ahuja Rakesh K. Sandhir |
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| description | The validity of the concept of packing lateral raw areas following retropositioning surgery, for cleft palate, is questioned. Authors believe that it is a serious misconception to presume that packing can help in haemostasis, easing suture line tension and that it prevents food particles from going under the mucoperiosteal flaps. A case has been made for leaving these raw areas open as it leads to rapid epithelialization, shorter hospitalization and it eliminates foul mouth odour post-opertively. Our experience on 42 consequetive patients makes us condemn this concept. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7735da568a3c475f889c91eb016e490e2023-09-07T22:47:15ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X1990-04-01230204604810.1055/s-0043-1775536The Sanctity of Putting Packs after Palate RetropositioningRajeev B. AhujaRakesh K. SandhirThe validity of the concept of packing lateral raw areas following retropositioning surgery, for cleft palate, is questioned. Authors believe that it is a serious misconception to presume that packing can help in haemostasis, easing suture line tension and that it prevents food particles from going under the mucoperiosteal flaps. A case has been made for leaving these raw areas open as it leads to rapid epithelialization, shorter hospitalization and it eliminates foul mouth odour post-opertively. Our experience on 42 consequetive patients makes us condemn this concept.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1775536Cleft PalatePalato Plasty |
| spellingShingle | Rajeev B. Ahuja Rakesh K. Sandhir The Sanctity of Putting Packs after Palate Retropositioning Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery Cleft Palate Palato Plasty |
| title | The Sanctity of Putting Packs after Palate Retropositioning |
| title_full | The Sanctity of Putting Packs after Palate Retropositioning |
| title_fullStr | The Sanctity of Putting Packs after Palate Retropositioning |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Sanctity of Putting Packs after Palate Retropositioning |
| title_short | The Sanctity of Putting Packs after Palate Retropositioning |
| title_sort | sanctity of putting packs after palate retropositioning |
| topic | Cleft Palate Palato Plasty |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1775536 |
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