Facial resurfacing with split-thickness skin grafts in xeroderma pigmentosum variant.

Abstract	Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) is a rare systemic disease which is transmitted through an incomplete sex-linked recessive gene. As a result of this, exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) rays of the sun causes malignant skin lesions. One of the most effective treatment options for the malignant lesions is full-face resurfacing with skin grafts. These grafts should be harvested from areas that have not been affected by UV exposure or have at least been minimally affected. The authors present a patient with XP whose face was resurfaced by split-thickness skin grafts taken from the buttocks.
Authors	Talel Tayeb, Boris Laure, Florent Sury, Gérard Lorette, Dominique Goga
Journal	Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery (J Craniomaxillofac Surg) Vol. 39 Issue 7 Pg. 496-8 (Oct 2011) ISSN: 1878-4119 [Electronic] Scotland
PMID	20728371 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Copyright	Crown Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Topics	Buttocks (surgery) Face (surgery) Facial Neoplasms (etiology, surgery) Humans Male Middle Aged Skin Transplantation (methods) Ultraviolet Rays (adverse effects) Xeroderma Pigmentosum (complications, surgery)

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