J Korean Burn Soc.  2012 Jun;15(1):24-29.

Treatment of Facial Abrasion using Amnisite BA(R)

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. med69@dsmc.or.kr
  • 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
Facial abrasions have been treated by moist occlusive dressing for many years. But previous dressing methods have several disadvantages such as difficulty of fixation due to varied contours, too frequent dressing changes with pain, discomfort due to volume of the dressing materials. The authors applied dried bovine amniotic membrane (Amnisite BA(R)) to facial abrasions as a new therapeutic option and compared its efficacy with previous foam dressing treatments.
METHODS
From June 2010 to May 2011, thirty two patients suffering from facial abrasions were included in this study, with a mean age of 32.4. Patients were divided into two groups by patient preference. One group was treated with dried bovine amniotic membrane while the other group was treated with ointment and foam dressings. Subjects were followed by regular outpatient clinic visits until complete epithelization. Healing time, treatment costs, scar formation, skin elasticity and moisture content were evaluated to compare the efficacy of dried bovine amniotic membrane in comparison to foam dressing groups.
RESULTS
All of thirty two patients were well healed after appliance of dried bovine amniotic membrane or foam dressing without any complication. The healing time for patients treated with dried bovine amniotic membrane was significantly shorter (P<0.05) and no significant difference between the two groups regarding treatment costs, scar formation, skin elasticity or moisture content was shown.
CONCLUSION
Facial abrasion can be effectively treated with dried bovine amniotic membrane with a shortening of epithelization period and similar effectiveness as previous foam dressings. In addition, dried bovine amniotic membranes have several benefits. easy appliance to any parts of face, reducing the frequency of dressing changes, early adaptation to social life and so on, These presented benefits make this material a new standard for treatment of facial abrasion.

Keyword

Facial abrasion; Amnisite BA(R); Amnion; Biologic dressings; Treatment outcome

MeSH Terms

Ambulatory Care Facilities
Amnion
Bandages
Biological Dressings
Cicatrix
Elasticity
Health Care Costs
Humans
Occlusive Dressings
Patient Preference
Skin
Stress, Psychological
Treatment Outcome
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