Human Acellular Dermal Matrix in Reconstructive Surgery—A Review
Marcin Gierek,
Wojciech Łabuś,
Diana Kitala,
Andrzej Lorek,
Gabriela Ochała-Gierek,
Karolina Mikuś Zagórska,
Dariusz Waniczek,
Karol Szyluk,
Paweł Niemiec
Affiliations
Marcin Gierek
Dr Stanislaw Sakiel Burn Treatment Centre in Siemianowice Slaskie, 41-100 Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland
Wojciech Łabuś
Dr Stanislaw Sakiel Burn Treatment Centre in Siemianowice Slaskie, 41-100 Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland
Diana Kitala
Dr Stanislaw Sakiel Burn Treatment Centre in Siemianowice Slaskie, 41-100 Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland
Andrzej Lorek
Department of Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center, Silesian Medical University, ul. Ceglana 35, 40-514 Katowice, Poland
Gabriela Ochała-Gierek
Dermatology Department, City Hospital in Sosnowiec, ul. Zegadłowicza 3, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
Karolina Mikuś Zagórska
Dr Stanislaw Sakiel Burn Treatment Centre in Siemianowice Slaskie, 41-100 Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland
Dariusz Waniczek
Department of Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center, Silesian Medical University, ul. Ceglana 35, 40-514 Katowice, Poland
Karol Szyluk
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
Paweł Niemiec
Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
Reconstructive surgery often confronts large tissue defects. This creates a need to look for materials that are immunogenic but offer the possibility of tissue filling. ADM—acellular dermal matrix—is a biological collagen matrix without immunogenicity, which is more commonly used in surgical treatment. Reconstructive surgery is still searching for various biocompatible materials that can be widely used in surgery. The available materials have their advantages and disadvantages. This paper is a literature review on the use of human acellular dermal matrix (ADM) in reconstructive surgery (surgical oncology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and gynecologic reconstructive surgery). ADM appears to be a material of increasing use in various fields of surgery, and thus, further research in this area is required.
