Oren Weissman1, Eyal Winkler2, Luc Teot3, Eric Remer2, Nimrod Farber2, Jonathan Bank4, Gabriel Hundeshagen2, Isaac Zilinsky2, Josef Haik2. 1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; email: orenweissman@gmail.com. 2. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. 3. Department of Plastic and Burns Surgery, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France. 4. Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Lower T-junction wound dehiscence following breast reduction surgery or mastopexy constitutes a vexing and grievous complication both to the surgeon and the patient. Treatment modalities that can expedite wound healing and reepithelialization rates are highly craved. The objective of this study was to assess wound healing and epithelialization rates of open wounds following breast reduction and mastopexy wound dehiscence treated with charged polystyrene microspheres (CPM). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Five female patients with wound dehiscence and subsequent open wounds following breast reduction and mastopexy were treated with daily with CPMsoaked dressings. Wound closure rates were documented. RESULTS: The wounds showed both accelerated granulation tissue formation as well as swift epithelialization rates. No complications or side effects were encountered. CONCLUSIONS: Charged polystyrene microspheres may offer a new and efficacious way to heal open wounds due to wound dehiscence following aesthetic breast surgery. Further research with a larger patient population is still needed to verify these findings. .
BACKGROUND: Lower T-junction wound dehiscence following breast reduction surgery or mastopexy constitutes a vexing and grievous complication both to the surgeon and the patient. Treatment modalities that can expedite wound healing and reepithelialization rates are highly craved. The objective of this study was to assess wound healing and epithelialization rates of open wounds following breast reduction and mastopexy wound dehiscence treated with charged polystyrene microspheres (CPM). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Five female patients with wound dehiscence and subsequent open wounds following breast reduction and mastopexy were treated with daily with CPMsoaked dressings. Wound closure rates were documented. RESULTS: The wounds showed both accelerated granulation tissue formation as well as swift epithelialization rates. No complications or side effects were encountered. CONCLUSIONS: Charged polystyrene microspheres may offer a new and efficacious way to heal open wounds due to wound dehiscence following aesthetic breast surgery. Further research with a larger patient population is still needed to verify these findings. .