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 ...

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 ...

Removing the excess skin and fatty tissue that hangs over your genitals and thighs (panniculectomy) Removing the fat pad above your pubic area (escutheonectomy) Your surgeon may use a skin flap or ...

The viability of the flap was evident at the end of the operation, and the skin graft also healed well. Examination several weeks later revealed the 2-point discrimination within the flap to be at ...

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

Skin grafting involves surgically removing skin from one area of the body and transplanting it to another. A skin graft may be needed for many medical reasons, including loss of skin due to injury ...

Types of Grafts These are some of the ways doctors can use grafts. Skin Grafts When skin damage -- from burns, injuries, or surgery -- is too big to treat with stitches, grafts can help.

Approximately 1 in 10 patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) experienced complications related to surgery for HS management, in which extensive resection, using skin flaps or skin grafts as a ...