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Topic: Biomaterials for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery

Collagen membrane for reconstruction of

soft tissue defects after surgery of oral

cancer and precancer: a brief review

Ankita Vastani, Nishant Chourasia, Vedant Pahlajani, Suryakant Choubey
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rishi Raj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Gandhinagar, Bhopal
464026, India
Address for correspondence: Dr. Ankita Vastani, H/X/8, E7 extension, Arera colony, Opp. 1100 quarters, Near Punjab National Bank,
Bhopal 462016, India. E-mail: ankitavastani@gmail.com
Dr. Ankita Vastani is Associate Professor in the Dr. Nishant Chourasia is Associate Professor
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Surgery at Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences
Centre, Bhopal. She is interested in facial cosmetics, and Research Centre, Bhopal. His field of
facial trauma, lasers, maxillofacial pathologies and expertise includes panfacial trauma, infections
reconstruction. Her work assesses the fundamentals and neoplasms of the maxillofacial region, dental
and innovations in the scope of her subject. implants and temporomandibular joint disorders.

Dr. Vedant Pahlajani is Assistant Professor in the Dr. Suryakant Choubey is a postgraduate student
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Surgery at Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences
Centre, Bhopal. His proficiency is exodontia, facial and Research Centre, Bhopal. He is currently
trauma, cysts and infections of the maxillofacial doing his research on low level laser therapy and
region. laser welding of oral tissues.

ABSTRACT
There are some surgeries after which a temporary cover for raw wounds is required to ensure
healing. Some of those circumstances are loss of tissue due to burns, trauma, amputation, chronic
ulcer, leprosy, and skin graft sites. Although the body initiates regeneration mechanisms, however
the time taken for complete healing of wounds is unpredictable. Also, there is a tendency for long
standing wounds to undergo infection and scarring. Oral mucosa is no exception to scarring
and infection of wounds and there has always been a search for new materials that can be used
for coverage of oral defects. Xenogenous collagen is one such grafting material. Over the years
collagen implant solutions for a number of clinical applications include general surgery, burn
surgery, neurosurgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, oral surgery, and peripheral nerve and
tendon surgery. This paper aims to focus on collagen as an effective option of wound closure
in plastic and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck, especially after loss of soft tissue
following resection of oral malignancies.

Keywords: Collagen; oral mucosa; grafting; oral submucous fibrosis; oral cancer

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How to cite this article: Vastani A, Chourasia N, Pahlajani V,
Choubey S. Collagen membrane for reconstruction of soft tissue
DOI: defects after surgery of oral cancer and precancer: a brief review. Plast
10.20517/2347-9264.2015.119 Aesthet Res 2016;3:100-5.
Received: 05-11-2015; Accepted: 16-02-2016

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