Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology (Sep 2023)

Application of Adjustable Skin Stretchers in Repairing Wound-Related Defects

  • Shen Z,
  • Chen S,
  • Duan Y,
  • Yu J,
  • Pan D,
  • Dong J,
  • Wang S,
  • Li Q,
  • Xiao Y,
  • Yuan X

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 16
pp. 2409 – 2417

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Zhimin Shen,1,* Shiping Chen,2,* Yiqiang Duan,1 Juan Yu,3 Dayang Pan,4 Jiaxin Dong,1 Shanglong Wang,1 Qizhe Li,1 Yinlong Xiao,1 Xun Yuan1 1Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang City, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Orthopedics, The No.1 People’s Hospital of Qingzhen, Qingzhen City, People’s Republic of China; 3The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang City, People’s Republic of China; 4The 4th People’s Hospital of Guiyang, Guiyang City, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yiqiang Duan, Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, No. 28, Guiyijie Road, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, 550004, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected] Juan Yu, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, No. 9, Beijing Road, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, 550004, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected]: To explore the application value of adjustable skin stretchers for repairing skin wound defects.Methods: Twenty patients with skin defects were included in this study. The largest defect was measured to be 45.4 cm × 13.3 cm (length × width) and the smallest one was 4.4 cm × 3.2 cm (length × width). All patients were subjected to adjustable skin stretchers and the short- and long-term clinical efficacy was evaluated.Results: The wounds of all enrolled patients were healed completely except for one patient with a dorsal foot infection (the patient requested to return to the local county hospital for further treatment), with a total satisfaction of 100%. Postoperative 3-month follow-up showed scar formation, a little local hyperpigmentation, normal skin elasticity, and intact organs of involved cases, thus signifying the significant impact of adjacent joint activities.Conclusion: Adjustable skin stretchers can accurately control the tension on wound margins, breaking the limitation of previous stretchers to provide objective quantitative indicators for clinical application. These stretchers are characterized by high use-value and are worth promoting.Keywords: adjustable skin stretchers, wound-related defects, wound repair

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