Comparison of negative pressure wound therapy and secondary intention healing after excision of acral lentiginous melanoma on the foot

Background  Melanoma in dark‐skinned individuals often develops in an acral lentiginous fashion on the foot and wide excision usually results in a substantial defect. Various repair methods, including free flap, full‐thickness skin graft and secondary intention healing (SIH), are used to repair these defects. Recently, use of negative pressure wound treatment (NPWT) has been shown to accelerate wound healing in different types of wound.

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