Resurfacing of colour-mismatched free flaps on the face with split-thickness skin grafts from the scalp

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1363-1366

  Lannon, D A ^a   Novak, C B ^a   Neligan, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypopigmentation; Overgrafting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN COLOR; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCALP; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 72049103211     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.06.044     Document Type: Article

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