Biomaterial Database

Partial thickness scalp grafts: clinical experience of their use in resurfacing facial defects. 1984

T Finucan, and J Budo, and J A Clarke

Partial thickness scalp grafts provide a good cosmetic match for resurfacing small facial defects. The donor site is convenient for harvesting the graft, comfortable for the patient in the post-operative period and heals quickly with few complications. This paper outlines our experience with this procedure.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009508	Nevus, Pigmented	A nevus containing melanin. The term is usually restricted to nevocytic nevi (round or oval collections of melanin-containing nevus cells occurring at the dermoepidermal junction of the skin or in the dermis proper) or moles, but may be applied to other pigmented nevi.	Nevus, Melanocytic,Nevi, Melanocytic,Nevi, Pigmented,Pigmented Moles,Melanocytic Nevi,Melanocytic Nevus,Pigmented Nevi,Pigmented Nevus
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005145	Face	The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw.	Faces
D005151	Facial Injuries	General or unspecified injuries to the soft tissue or bony portions of the face.	Injuries, Facial,Facial Injury,Injury, Facial
D005153	Facial Neoplasms	New abnormal growth of tissue in the FACE.	Facial Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Facial,Neoplasms, Facial
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths