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Aquaplast Thermoplastic (Opti-Mold)

A Unique Moldable Tie-Down Dressing for Full-Thickness Skin Grafts

FISH, FREDERICK S. MD, FACP¹; HILGER, PETER A. MD, FACS¹

¹ Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center (FSS), Department of Otolaryngology (PAH), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55101.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Frederick S. Fish, MD, FACP, Director, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101.

The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology 20(4):p 239-244, April 1994. | DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1994.tb01618.x

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Abstract

Aquaplast thermoplastic (Opti-Mold), a unique moldable “tie-down” dressing, can be heated, shaped, and sutured in place over full-thickness skin grafts. It allows for excellent uniform pressure over a skin graft while also allowing for drainage from the graft bed, and is particularly useful for the contoured surfaces of the nose and ears.