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Papers of The 2nd Japan Scar Workshop |
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13. Improvement of color matching in cases of bFGF and
split-thickness skin grafting using a colorimeter
Sadanori Akita
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nagasaki University,
Graduate School of Biomedical and Sciences, Nagasaki, Tokyo
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Pigmentation is sometimes a major concern for patients undertaking
surgery. Color differences between the normal skin and grafted or
flap-transferred skin are not objectively evaluated. Here, an easy and
light colorimeter analysis was performed for flap surgery and skin
grafting with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) over the grafted
wound beds. bFGF produces softer and high quality surface barriers, and
also improved scar clarity, redness, and yellow-color scores. Earlier
use of bFGF with skin grafting leads to better color matching to normal,
undamaged skin. |
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