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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

Quick fact

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) applies a controlled vacuum (typically -125 mmHg) to a sealed wound, which mechanically stretches cells, promoting the growth of new tissue (granulation) at a rate up to twice as fast as traditional dressings in some clinical studies.

Why this is interesting

Imagine a wound that just won’t heal, and then a vacuum cleaner is applied to it—sounds counterintuitive, right? Yet negative pressure wound therapy does exactly that, and it works wonders in complex abdominal wall reconstruction.