Flap-Seedling

Seedling flap or graft flap (lat. transplantatio - transplant) - fragments of a skin flap that is used for plastic surgery of a wound, defect or defect caused by surgery. Seedling flaps can be used to close wounds and skin defects after various surgeries such as blepharoplasty, lip surgery, nose job and other facial surgeries.

The graft graft can be made from a variety of tissues, including skin, fat, muscle, cartilage, and other tissues. They can be excised from a donor area of ​​the patient's skin or can be obtained by culturing skin cells in a special medium.

The use of a seedling graft can reduce wound healing time and reduce the risk of complications such as infection and graft rejection. In addition, seedling flaps provide a more aesthetic appearance after surgery, as they can hide scars and other skin defects.

One of the main benefits of using a seedling flap is that it allows you to maintain the natural appearance of your skin and avoid the use of artificial materials such as silicone or plastic. This is especially important for patients who want to maintain a natural facial appearance after surgery.

However, the use of a seedling flap may have some limitations, such as the possibility of developing complications when using donor material or when transplanting it to another area of ​​the body. In addition, the process of creating a seedling flap and transplanting it can be complex and requires a highly skilled surgeon.

In general, the seedling flap can be considered an effective method of plastic surgery, which can speed up the wound healing process and improve the aesthetic result of the operation.

What is a seedling flap? A graft - a seedling - is several small flaps of skin that are placed on the wound. This method can be used in the case of eye surgery - so-called "facial slices" are used to correct wrinkles and bags under the eyes. These operations are quite complex, requiring special care and experience of the surgeon. Notably, the same principles apply to other facial surgeries, such as lip reshaping or scar incision. This method is widely used in plastic surgery.

The principle of operation of the flap - seedlings During the operation, the eyes undergo extremely delicate intervention, since specialists must preserve vision in both eyes. Immediately after the operation, the flap - seedlings are covered with a plaster, which will need to be worn until the wound is completely healed and the swelling disappears. In the following weeks, you will need to change the patch twice more, keeping it sterile and treating the eye with a special solution to slow down the formation of scar tissue. Typically, after about 2–3 weeks, the eye has completely healed and the wound remains small. However, to avoid the formation of a scar or tumor, care must be taken to cover the incision only with a thin gauze material or special sterile wipes - when removing this type of patch, no traces are left. After 4-6 weeks, the seam becomes virtually invisible and the flap - seedlings can be left in place until the defects disappear along with the scar.