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Dressing of the Axilla Using a Water-Filled Surgical Glove After Axilla Grafting

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Usually, after grafting of the axilla, it is difficult to obtain a reliable dressing using traditional materials including tulls and fluffy gauzes. As an alternative to this traditional approach, a sterile surgical glove filled with saline can be used to obtain a bulky dressing.

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  1. Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Gorukle-Bursa, Turkey, 16059

    U. Aydin, V. Menderes & G. Y. Ozgenel

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Aydin, U., Menderes, V. & Ozgenel, G.Y. Dressing of the Axilla Using a Water-Filled Surgical Glove After Axilla Grafting. Aesth Plast Surg 32, 375–376 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-007-9085-7

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