User manual in English - Humeca

8. Extending the gauze12Hold the gauze at the two notched sides and pull until the gauzeis completely unfolded in this direction (fig. 35). Now hold thegauze at the other sides and pull until the gauze is unfolded inthat direction too (fig. 36). Peel off the aluminium backing. Trimthe margins or fold them double down. Then apply the fabric,graft side down, to the wound bed and secure it with surgicalstaples (fig. 37). In this way all the gauzes with graft islands areplaced on the wound adjacent to each other (fig. 38). If desiredthe gauze can be cut to graft smaller areas (fig. 39).Apply vaseline gauzes with antibacterial cream to cover thegrafts and wrap with bandages. Keep undisturbed for the firsttwo days and then refresh every day until day 6.Alternatively the grafts can be covered with some wounddressing that slowly releases an antibacterial agent, like silverions. In that case refreshing the dressings might not benecessary.9. Removing the fabric from the woundSix days post-grafting the grafts have grown sufficiently into thewound bed to allow removal of the fabric (fig. 40). The staplesare removed and, using blunt forceps, the fabric is gentlydetached, leaving the graft islands in situ on the wound bed.Sometimes antibacterial cream is put on the fabric on day 5, asit facilitates removal of the fabric on day 6. Don’t tear off thefabric at right angles to the wound; instead peel it off, as shownin the picture below.not like this.....but like this