Plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Nov 2005
Glabrous dermal grafting: a 12-year experience with the functional and aesthetic restoration of palmar and plantar skin defects.
Glabrous skin on the palmar aspect of the hands and the plantar aspect of the feet has special attributes. These attributes define the skin on the palm, fingers, and sole as functionally and aesthetically different from skin on other parts of the body. When there is a glabrous skin defect, it should be replaced with similar skin to restore function and aesthetics. The authors report their 12-year experience with the technique of glabrous dermal grafting for the reconstruction of palmar and plantar skin defects. ⋯ Glabrous dermal grafting of palmar and plantar defects is the ideal way of reconstructing glabrous skin to restore both function and aesthetics and minimize donor-site morbidity.