Also the skin can be a different colour. If the graft is very small then may be the surgeon could do a local flap - taking some skin from the surrounding area.

Three methods of cosmetic surgery—local skin flap, full thickness skin graft, and secondary intention—were evaluated for their scarring risk following Mohs microscopic surgery on the distal ...

The tissues under the skin are taken from the donor site, as well as the skin. The flap of tissue and skin is removed with its own blood vessels. The surgeon connects the blood vessels up in the new ...

This may be safely harvested as a free tarsal graft from the opposite upper lid, or as a rotational flap as described by Kersten et al. 7 It may be possible to advance a myocutaneous flap or skin ...

Innovative technique creates large skin flaps for full-face resurfacing Date: February 5, 2014 Source: Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Summary: Patients with massive burns ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory skin condition that can cause painful lumps underneath the skin. Plastic surgery, such as skin grafts and skin flaps, may help treat the condition ...

Multiple skin flaps and grafts are needed to provide complete coverage, creating a "patchwork" appearance.