A role for lasers in the treatment of pigmented skin grafts.
The development of aberrant pigmentation represents an unwelcome complication to an otherwise successful split skin graft resulting in a loss of colour match and, so it follows, of cosmesis. We present two cases where lasers have been successful in the treatment of this problem.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, St Johns Hospital, Livingston, UK.
al-Nakib
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Quaba
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D002648:Child; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*