What is a rotary valve?
The rotary valve is a part of the patient's own skin and the base muscle, which is usually used as a graft in reconstruction surgery. It is commonly used to cover large wounds caused by such things such as accidents or tumor removal. The skin flap usually adjacent to the damaged area is used. The skin is cut in such a way that it is not completely removed from the patient and thus ensures that it will continue to have sufficient blood supply. Then it turns to cover the wound. This may be due to injuries as well as problems such as serious beds and skin ulcers. This technique is common during reconstruction surgery in patients who have undergone cancer surgery on the face and head of the head. In many cases it is also useful to use a rotary valve.
To create a rotary valve, the doctor maps the skin area that can be shifted to fill in a defective place. The leather and upper layer of muscle is directly below it separated. The skin and muscle bridge is left in place to provide circulation while the graft adapts to the new location and grows new blood vessels. Once the flap heals, there may be a bridge that connects it with the original location, if necessary, for the patient's comfort.
The surgeon usually increases the rotary valve much larger than to cover the wound. A large part of this size is needed to rotate the skin section. How much is necessary, it largely depends on the elasticity of the patient's skin. It is essential that the flap be large enough to cover the whole wound for the best result for the patient. Once the valve is cut and stitched into a place, the surgeon can crop any excess skin to make the area a neat look.
One of the most important men's doctors accept surrounding this procedure, determining whether the donor place has corresponding blood supply. Some areas of the body are very suitable for this procedure, such as the scalp, face, hands and torso. OtherLasti, especially lower legs, do not have a rich blood supply and a rotary valve used in these areas is likely to fail.