title: Purse-String-Assisted Full-Thickness Skin Graft: An Underutilized Technique to Reduce Graft Size and Improve Outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellowship, Division of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.affiliation: Fort Collins Skin Clinic, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kalajian
authors.affiliation: Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellowship, Division of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA tsbderm@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Timothy S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D015580:Mohs Surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques
keywords: Mohs micrographic surgery; full-thickness skin graft; purse-string closure; purse-string suture; reconstructive surgery