Reducing Wound Tension With DuoDERM Taping Technique

ePlasty: Vol. 17

Reducing Wound Tension With DuoDERM^™ Taping Technique
Amra Kuc, BS,^a and Deniz Dayicioglu, MD^b
^aUniversity of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
^bDivision of Plastic surgery, Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
Correspondence: ddayicio@health.usf.edu
Keywords: wound defect, reconstruction, fasciocutaneous advancement flaps, tension-reducing technique, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

Figure 1. Wound defect post-excision and debridement.

Figure 2. Post-closure of wound defect.

Figure 3. DuoDERM^™ on each side of wound closure.

Figure 4. Silk tape on top of DuoDERM^™.