Forehead Donor Site Full-Thickness Skin Graft
dc.contributor.author | Dimitropoulos, Vassilios | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bichakjian, Christopher K. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Johnson, Timothy M. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-06-01T18:37:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-06-01T18:37:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-03 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Dimitropoulos, Vassilios; Bichakjian, Christopher K.; Johnson, Timothy M. (2005). "Forehead Donor Site Full-Thickness Skin Graft." Dermatologic Surgery 31(3): 324-326. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/71819> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1076-0512 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1524-4725 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/71819 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=15841635&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Full-thickness skin grafts (FTSGs) are useful for reconstructing nasal defects. Traditional reported donor sites include the preauricular, postauricular, supraclavicular, clavicular, conchal bowl, melolabial fold, and upper eyelid skin. Selection of the “best” donor site is based on the “best” tissue match and ability to camouflage the donor scar. Objective The purpose was to report our experience with FTSGs harvested from the forehead for reconstruction of nasal defects following Mohs' surgery. Methods A retrospective query of the Mohs' surgery database was performed to identify nasal defects repaired with a FTSG harvested from the forehead skin. The research record contained the patient age and gender, defect size, and cosmetic and functional outcomes interpreted by the patient and surgeon. Results FTSGs from forehead skin were used to repair the nasal defects in three patients. The functional and cosmetic outcome of all three cases was deemed excellent by the patient and surgeon. Donor site scars were well concealed within preexisting rhytids. Conclusion FTSGs harvested from the forehead, although limited in practical utility, may offer an optimal FTSG match for limited select defects while also providing an easily camouflaged donor site scar within a forehead rhytid. VASSILIOS DIMITROPOULOS, MD, CHRISTOPHER K. BICHAKJIAN, MD, AND TIMOTHY M. JOHNSON, MD, HAVE INDICATED NO SIGNIFICANT INTEREST WITH COMMERCIAL SUPPORTERS. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd | en_US |
dc.rights | 2005 by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc. | en_US |
dc.title | Forehead Donor Site Full-Thickness Skin Graft | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Dermatology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | * Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | † Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | † Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 15841635 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/71819/1/j.1524-4725.2005.31082.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2005.31082 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Dermatologic Surgery | en_US |
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