Fractional Epidermal Skin Grafts in Hard-to-Heal Wounds: Case Series. 2023

Agata Janowska, and Cristian Fidanzi, and Marco Romanelli, and Michela Iannone, and Teresa Oranges, and Francesca Montaquila, and Valentina Dini
Department of Dermatology, 9310University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Cellutome™ is a minimally invasive, automated system for harvesting fractional epidermal micrografts. This therapy is indicated for granulating, small size, poor exuding acute wounds. We enrolled 15 patients with 9 venous leg ulcers and 6 atypical ulcers. The micrografts were applied with a nonadherent dressing and covered with a polyurethane foam and multilayer bandage. We scheduled 3 weekly visits for the change of the secondary dressings and multilayer bandage and clinical assessment (Wound Bed Score [WBS], pain assessment, and healing rate). The lesions were measured with the Silhouette Star™ system, a software that allows measurement of perimeter and area from a digital image. The only symptom during the procedure was a sensation of warmth. The donor area healed in 2 weeks in all patients (n = 15). We reported an area reduction of 24.30% in typical ulcers and 38.82% in atypical ulcers after 3 weeks. The average WBS improved in all ulcers from 13.06 to 14.93. The average healing rate was 0.19 mm/day both in typical and atypical ulcers. Consequently, in our small case series fractionated epidermal graft treatment significantly promoted the healing rate in all chronic ulcers regardless of etiology. Future studies with larger case series will be needed.

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