The flap is sutured in place, and a thick, split-thickness skin graft is applied to the defect in the donor digit. A pressure dressing over the skin graft and a light dressing over the flap are ...

Basal cell carcinomas, the most common form of skin cancer, occur in chronically sun-exposed areas such as the face. Locally ...

Basal cell carcinomas, the most common form of skin cancer, occur in chronically sun-exposed areas such as the face. Locally advanced tumors in particular can be difficult to treat surgically. A ...

John endured a 12-hour skin graft operation where a muscle from his back was used as a flap on his head. Wife leaped into hot ...

Basal cell carcinomas, the most common form of skin cancer, occur in chronically sun-exposed areas such as the face.

Basal cell carcinomas, the most common form of skin cancer, occur in chronically sun-exposed areas such as the face. Locally ...

The flap may either contain its original blood supply or may have detached blood vessels that microsurgeons re-attach to the blood vessels in the wound. Skin grafts are a primary method of treating ...

There are various options for repairing chin defects, including full thickness skin grafts, secondary intention healing, and flap options, such as bilobed, rhomboid, platysmal and V-Y advancement ...

The purpose of this study is to compare the outcomes, functional results, and quality of life in patients who have underwent plantar foot reconstruction with either muscle flaps with skin graft or ...

Your surgeon will assess you for potential donor skin sites that are likely to produce the best results with minimal loss of function. The doctor may close the surgery area by using surrounding tissue ...

with the addition of an upper eyelid advancement flap and a small skin graft. The patient has had an excellent result at 15-month follow-up. Contributors The following authors were responsible for ...

The patient required multiple staged complex reconstruction of the scrotum utilising prelaminated superior medial thigh flaps with use of dermal matrix, split-thickness skin grafting and pedicled ...