Surg Cosmet Dermatol. 2022;14(0):1-6
Reconstruction with grafting for defects resulting from the removal of squamous cell carcinoma in the lower limbs is a great challenge for the dermatological surgeon. A very thin skin for the receiving area, the inhomogeneity of the local vascularization and the transient venous insufficiency make it difficult to integration of the grafted skin in these regions. For the success of this type of procedure, some techniques can be used to repair these difficulties, such as an elastic compressive dressing that we use in the first postoperative days of a total skin graft on the foot and leg, with good results
Keywords: Carcinoma squamous cell; Foot; Leg; Graft survival
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