TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 243. Excisional Surgery and Repair, Flaps, and Grafts
A1  - Sheehan, Jessica M.
A1  - Kingsley, Melanie
A1  - Rohrer, Thomas E.
A2  - Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2  - Katz, Stephen I.
A2  - Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2  - Paller, Amy S.
A2  - Leffell, David J.
A2  - Wolff, Klaus
PY  - 2012
T2  - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
AB  - |PrintExcisional  Surgery  and  Repair,  Flaps,  and  Grafts  at  a  GlanceExcisional  surgery  is  one  of  the  most  common  surgical  procedures  in  dermatologyThe  goal  of  excisional  surgery  is  to  remove  the  lesion  with  appropriate  margins  and  obtain  the  best  cosmetic  result.The  planning  and  execution  of  dermatologic  surgery  procedures  must  balance  risk  and  benefit  and  consider  all  options  to  achieve  a  particular  outcome.  Wounds  should  be  closed  under  minimal  tension,  with  scars  placed  along  cosmetic  unit  junctions  or  skin  tension  lines,  without  distorting  critical  anatomic  structures  and  landmarks.The  closure  must  preserve  sensory  and  motor  nerve  function.An  elliptical  or  fusiform  excision  is  the  fundamental  procedure  in  dermatologic  surgery  and  typically  allows  for  a  linear,  side-to-side  closure.Flap  or  graft  repair  may  be  considered  when  linear  closure  is  not  feasible.Flaps  are  commonly  classified  according  to  their  primary  movement  as  advancement,  rotation  transposition,  or  interpolation.The  three  basic  types  of  skin  grafts  are  full-thickness,  split-thickness,  and  composite.  
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Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56105873
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