Current status and advances of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in plastic surgery

Abstract

In the field of plastic surgery, treatment such as flap surgery or conservative treatment was the main treatment for wound, but the introduction of NPWT has made it possible to shorten the treatment period and achieve minimally invasive wound treatment. Because we plastic surgeons are both wound surgeons and reconstructive surgeons, we plan treatment for trauma, soft tissue infections, and postoperative wound infections with a vision of the path to ultimate cure at the time of initial treatment. This paper outlines our strategy for wound treatment.