Dressing of the axilla using a water-filled surgical glove after axilla grafting

Aydin U., Menderes V., Ozgenel G. Y.

AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY, vol.32, no.2, pp.375-376, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00266-007-9085-7
  • Journal Name: AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.375-376
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Usually, after grafting of the axilla, it is difficult to obtain a reliable dressing using traditional materials including tulls and fluffy gauzes. As an alternative to this traditional approach, a sterile surgical glove filled with saline can be used to obtain a bulky dressing.