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International Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volume  15, Issue 2, April – June 2023, Pages 41-44
 

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Role of Fibrin Glue in Adherence of the Flap and Skin Graft

Barath Kumar Singh P1, Ravi Kumar Chittoria2

1Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, 2Professor & Registrar (Academic) Head of IT Wing and Telemedicine, Department of Plastic Surgery & Telemedicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijnns.0975.0223.15223.1

Abstract

Flaps and skin grafts are common part of plastic surgery. Complications noted with the flaps,skin grafts are seroma, hematoma underneath which causes failure of flaps and skin grafts. Fibrin glue promotes adhesion of the flaps, skin grafts in minutes. Evicel is a commercially available fibrin glue, which is used as a sealant materials and adherent material underneath the flaps. Fibrin glue was proposed to decrease the hematoma, seroma. In this article we highlight the role of fibrin glue in key stone flap in scalp electrical burn.


Keywords : Fibrin Glue; Adherence; Flap; Skin Graft; Scalp; Electrical; Burn.
Corresponding Author : Ravi Kumar Chittoria