We report for the first time the fabrication of a three-dimensional tissue structure containing, in a continuous layer, the morphological features of a lip: epidermal skin, vermillion, and oral mucosa. This tissue engineered muco-cutaneous (M/C) equivalent was manufactured using human oral and skin keratinocytes grown on an acellular, nonimmunogenic dermal equivalent (AlloDerm(®)) to produce a ...

The objective of this study was to compare the 2 leading human acellular dermal matrices in breast reconstruction with implants. This retrospective study draws on the experience of 2 expert surgeons with a history of long-standing use of the Alloderm-RTU (LifeCell Corporation, Branchburg, NJ) product who switched to the DermACELL acellular dermal matrix (LifeNet Health, Virgina Beach, Va) produ...

UNLABELLED Background. AlloDerm® acellular dermal matrix ([ADM], Lifecell Corp, Branchburg, NJ) is gaining increasing popularity in virtually every surgical subspecialty for use in the closure of soft tissue defects, structural support, or tissue augmentation. There is limited experience in lower extremity fascial reconstruction secondary to trauma, as this can be a challenging problem for th...

Negative pressure therapy (NPT) has been reported to be effective in treating infants with open chest wounds. This report further supports its effectiveness by treating a 3-month-old infant with a 12 × 7 cm sized opening in its chest after an oversized heart transplantation. After applying a mesh and allodermis over the defect, 75-mmHg continuous negative pressure was set and used for an extend...

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia Correspondence: Dr Sheina A Macadam, Suite 1000-777 West Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4J7. Telephone 604-876-1688, fax 604-876-1358, e-mail [email protected] Acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) were initially described for use in the resurfacing of bur...