VACUUM-ASSISTED CLOSURE: A NEW METHOD FOR WOUND CONTROL AND TREATMENT: CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Wounds were treated until completely closed, were covered with a split-thickness skin graft, or a flap was rotated into the health, granulating would bed. The technique removes chronic edema, leading to increased localized blood flow, and the applied forces result in the enhanced formation of granulation tissue. Vacuumassisted closure is an extremely efficacious modality for treating chronic and difficult wounds.1