Simplifying the defatting of full-thickness skin using “razor strop” method
Defatting is usually required when patients undergo fullthickness skin grafting. However, this procedure is often burdensome, because it requires both stable fixation and appropriate tensioning of the skin piece. Furthermore, a skin piece may drop on the floor by accident during the defatting proces...
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| author | Masaki Fujioka Kenji Hayashida Hiroto Saijo |
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| description | Defatting is usually required when patients undergo fullthickness skin grafting. However, this procedure is often burdensome, because it requires both stable fixation and appropriate tensioning of the skin piece. Furthermore, a skin piece may drop on the floor by accident during the defatting process To solve these problems, we present a unique method of full-thickness skin harvesting, which is easy and convenient, and does not require any special devices. The distal end of elliptical skin is not cut off but remains attached to the body like a pedicled flap. The surgeon pulls the end of the skin and puts his finger on the skin surface during the defatting procedure. This looks similar to a barber sharpening a razor using a strop belt. Our “razor strop” defatting method facilitates full-thickness skin harvesting without any need to purchase specialized equipment. We believe that this technique is an effective option for defatting in full-thickness skin grafting |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e863059924224da1a9638c62f988fa992022-12-22T01:06:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery2352-24102016-07-0120212512710.1016/j.jdds.2016.05.002Simplifying the defatting of full-thickness skin using “razor strop” methodMasaki Fujioka0Kenji Hayashida1Hiroto Saijo2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, JapanDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Nagasaki, JapanDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Nagasaki, JapanDefatting is usually required when patients undergo fullthickness skin grafting. However, this procedure is often burdensome, because it requires both stable fixation and appropriate tensioning of the skin piece. Furthermore, a skin piece may drop on the floor by accident during the defatting process To solve these problems, we present a unique method of full-thickness skin harvesting, which is easy and convenient, and does not require any special devices. The distal end of elliptical skin is not cut off but remains attached to the body like a pedicled flap. The surgeon pulls the end of the skin and puts his finger on the skin surface during the defatting procedure. This looks similar to a barber sharpening a razor using a strop belt. Our “razor strop” defatting method facilitates full-thickness skin harvesting without any need to purchase specialized equipment. We believe that this technique is an effective option for defatting in full-thickness skin graftinghttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352241016300056Defatting of full-thickness skinSkin graftRazor strop methodSkin harvesting |
| spellingShingle | Masaki Fujioka Kenji Hayashida Hiroto Saijo Simplifying the defatting of full-thickness skin using “razor strop” method Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Defatting of full-thickness skin Skin graft Razor strop method Skin harvesting |
| title | Simplifying the defatting of full-thickness skin using “razor strop” method |
| title_full | Simplifying the defatting of full-thickness skin using “razor strop” method |
| title_fullStr | Simplifying the defatting of full-thickness skin using “razor strop” method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simplifying the defatting of full-thickness skin using “razor strop” method |
| title_short | Simplifying the defatting of full-thickness skin using “razor strop” method |
| title_sort | simplifying the defatting of full thickness skin using razor strop method |
| topic | Defatting of full-thickness skin Skin graft Razor strop method Skin harvesting |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352241016300056 |
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