Artificial skin in the treatment of a large congenital nevus.
An 8 year-old girl had a large congenital nevus involving the posterior thigh, leg, and foot. The nevus on non-weight-bearing areas was resected, and the areas were resurfaced with artificial skin and ultra-thin split-thickness grafts. A good result was ultimately achieved. Our management of this case and the relative merits of this new technology are detailed.
Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, USA.
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Thomas
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Powell
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D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D009506:Nevus / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D017768:Skin, Artificial
D001672:Biocompatible Materials