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. 2012:2012:563493.
doi: 10.1155/2012/563493. Epub 2012 Feb 6.

Skin graft

Ruka Shimizu  1 , Kazuo Kishi
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Skin graft

Ruka Shimizu et al. Plast Surg Int. 2012.

Abstract

Skin graft is one of the most indispensable techniques in plastic surgery and dermatology. Skin grafts are used in a variety of clinical situations, such as traumatic wounds, defects after oncologic resection, burn reconstruction, scar contracture release, congenital skin deficiencies, hair restoration, vitiligo, and nipple-areola reconstruction. Skin grafts are generally avoided in the management of more complex wounds. Conditions with deep spaces and exposed bones normally require the use of skin flaps or muscle flaps. In the present review, we describe how to perform skin grafting successfully, and some variation of skin grafting.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
A case of 47-year-old-woman suffering from basal cell carcinoma on her lower eyelid. After resection of the tumor, full-thickness skin grafting was performed from both sides of upper eyelids (a). Two years after operation (b).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Images of split-thickness skin taken from the head at 350 μm in thickness (a) and the donor site (b).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Images of enzymatically separated epidermal sheet grafting (a). Two-month-old girl with giant congenital melanocytic nevi on her back. Enzymatically separated epidermal sheet was grafted after discarding upper dermis (b).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Image of recruited minced skin grafting (a), and minced skin (b). The donor site before minced skin was transplanted (c). One year after minced skin grafting (d). Scar is almost invisible.
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