Surgical Pearl: Artificial skin model for simulation of flap mechanics

Foam Dressing as a Suturing Model

“…There are a variety of models available for teaching cutaneous suture techniques, from expensive, realistic, full‐size models to synthetic tissue pads; animal models such as pig's feet and skin; and inexpensive models such as plastic, foam, and fabric . Cost can be prohibitive for the higher‐end models, and pig's feet and skin are unhygienic and often difficult to work with.…”

Use of Latex-Free Elastic Bandage to Simulate Flap Mechanics

“…Duoderm, Convatec Inc., Skillman, NJ) are widely available in dermatologic surgery units and have previously been proposed as a suitable skin substitute for teaching flap mechanics and movement. 2 Unfortunately, these models require a significant number of steps to ready them for this use, including neutralizing the adhesive backing and drawing a grid on the face of the bandage to highlight flap movement. The relative expense of these hydrogels provides another impediment to their use ($5 per 4 Â 4 in sheet or $1.20/10 cm 2 ).…”

Tc 99m bone scan and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in evaluation of disseminated langerhans cell histiocytosis

“…[6] Functional imaging with FDG-PET is a valuable method for non-invasively detecting active disease.…”