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Scalp Reconstruction: Regeneration With Acellular Dermal Matrix

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JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages 605-607

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LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181d08cee

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Scalp reconstruction; acellular dermal matrix; AlloDerm; artificial dermis

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Background: Current methods of scalp reconstruction with complicating osteomyelitis of underlying bone require excision of deficient tissue and a staged reconstruction for ultimate coverage of the defect. Our group proposes a novel use of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) to preserve these deficient areas without the need for excision or staged management of osteomyelitic calvaria. Methods and Results: From 2003 to 2008, 3 patients underwent scalp reconstruction with ADM at our facility. Elevation of the scalp for secondary operations in each case showed full incorporation of the ADM. Follow-up ranging from 12 to 36 months showed a healed scalp with preserved hair-bearing skin in all cases. Conclusions: Scalp regeneration with ADM has specific advantages that include preservation of hair-bearing scalp, maintenance of distinct tissue planes for later reconstruction, absence of a donor site, and the alleviation of tissue expansion. This technology may represent an immediate solution for difficult scalp defects that would otherwise require staged complex reconstruction.

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