DermTech Nexus: The New Frontier in Skin Grafting
Keywords:
Dermtech Nexus, Scar-Free Skin Grafting, Mussel Glue , Biocompatible Adhesives , Mussel ShellsAbstract
This project focuses on developing a web application called DermTech Nexus: The New Frontier in Skin Grafting, which introduces a modern, scar-free skin grafting technique inspired by mussel glue. The goal is to create an innovative and efficient system that enhances patient outcomes and speeds up recovery. The application supports the entire skin grafting process, including resource management, graft integration, adhesive application, and quality assessment. It ensures precise measurement and efficient management of materials like mussel glue, dermal substitutes, and skin graft components. The platform documents each step carefully and uses advanced algorithms, like the Lasso Regressor, to check adhesive strength and graft quality. This helps clinicians make accurate decisions, ensuring better healing and fewer complications. Before implementing DermTech Nexus, traditional skin grafting methods relied on invasive surgeries with large incisions, stitches, and staples to secure the grafts. These methods often caused serious infections or septic conditions, increased the risk of complications, and led to longer healing periods. The scar percentage was high, and patients experienced more discomfort during recovery. Synthetic or toxic adhesives further increased health risks and delayed the healing process. These limitations made it difficult to achieve optimal graft adhesion and desirable cosmetic results. The proposed DermTech Nexus system replaces stitches and staples with a natural, biocompatible adhesive derived from mussel shells. By using mussel glue, the system eliminates the risk of infections and septic conditions, significantly reduces healing time, and lowers scar formation. The Lasso Regressor is implemented to show the existing and proposed percentage. This system enhances efficiency, safety, and cosmetic results, advancing regenerative medicine. The key advantages of the system include the use of biocompatible adhesives, minimized scarring, enhanced precision, improved patient safety, and environmental sustainability. By combining medical innovation with digital technology, DermTech Nexus sets a new standard for skin grafting techniques. It offers clinicians a powerful tool to deliver high-quality, scar-free grafts, promoting better patient care and advancing the future of regenerative treatments.
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