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 managem...

Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery October-December 2016, Volume 9, Issue 4 286 Dear Editor, Surgical intervention in stable vitiligo is classified broadly as tissue grafting and cellular grafting.[1] Split‐thickness skin grafting, mini punch grafting, suction blister grafting and follicular unit extraction constitute tissue grafting, whereas non‐cultured epidermal cell suspension is an...

BACKGROUND Bone and tendons exposure in diabetic patients requires flap reconstruction to avoid major limb amputation. However, for critical and unstable diabetic patients, revascularization and flap reconstruction may not be feasible. Skin grafts can be used in such a situation, and the purpose of this study is to evaluate this procedure in terms of treatment outcome. METHODS From October 20...

BACKGROUND Autologous engineered skin substitutes comprised of keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and biopolymers can serve as an adjunctive treatment for excised burns. However, engineered skin lacks a vascular plexus at the time of grafting, leading to slower vascularization and reduced rates of engraftment compared with autograft. Hypothetically, vascularization of engineered skin grafts can be imp...

OBJECTIVE For skin defects caused by full-thickness burns, trauma, or tumor tissue excision, skin grafting is one of the most convenient and useful treatment methods. In this situation, graft fixation is important in skin grafting. This study was performed to compare the effectiveness of skin graft fixation between high-concentration fibrin sealant and sutures. There have been numerous studies ...

Replacing skin defects has witnessed several developments over the centuries. It started with the introduction of skin grafting by Reverdin in 1871. Since then, varieties of skin grafting techniques have been used successfully. Despite being clinically useful, skin grafts have many limitations including the availability of the donor site especially in circumstances of extensive skin loss, immun...

Mode of operation.?A small piece of the skin was taken up by means of an ordinary dressing forceps, and with a sharp scalpel it was cut, or rather shaved off, care being taken, if possiable, to avoid drawing blood. The piece removed was never more than an eighth of in inch in diameter, aud wa3 generally divided into two or more smaller portions upon the thumb nail, each division being placed se...