Purse-String-Assisted Full-Thickness Skin Graft: An Underutilized Technique to Reduce Graft Size and Improve Outcomes

J Cutan Med Surg. 2016 Nov;20(6):607-609. doi: 10.1177/1203475416660312. Epub 2016 Jul 28.

Authors

Matthew P Hughes¹, Andrew H Kalajian², Timothy S Brown³

Affiliations

¹ Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellowship, Division of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
² Fort Collins Skin Clinic, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
³ Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellowship, Division of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA tsbderm@gmail.com.

PMID: 27469894
DOI: 10.1177/1203475416660312

No abstract available

Keywords: Mohs micrographic surgery; full-thickness skin graft; purse-string closure; purse-string suture; reconstructive surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Basal Cell / surgery*
Facial Neoplasms / surgery*
Female
Forehead
Humans
Mohs Surgery
Skin Neoplasms / surgery*
Skin Transplantation / methods*
Suture Techniques*