02 December 2021

Transparent skin graft


First time I've ever seen a procedure like this.  Interesting view of forearm tendons.
"...they use the forearm “flap” based on the radial artery to reconstruct the cancer defect in the head and neck (sometimes tongue, sometime floor of mouth, etc) and hook it into an artery and vein in the neck. This allows for durable coverage that includes skin and fat in the flap. It can withstand effects of radiation and fill in the hole which a simple skin graft cannot. A skin graft from the thigh is then used to cover the forearm defect."
Limited and fragmented discussion at the via.

1 comment:

  1. PTSD trigger - damn. Had surgery on right wrist recently. Ow ow ow, ow.

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