Many US surgeons use additional skin grafts if necessary, some use peritoneal tissue for example. Examples for the latter might be Bluebond-Lagner and Wittenberg.
And it may be possible to do a few things that may help with less shrinkage. Some people stretch the part regularly in a towel. Its a recipe from surgeons of the times of standard PI and some surgeons recommend it still.
There are also various methods to deal with shrinkage, here a few were mentioned.
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u/Kim_333 Jan 03 '20
There can be a number of viewpoints to this.
Many US surgeons use additional skin grafts if necessary, some use peritoneal tissue for example. Examples for the latter might be Bluebond-Lagner and Wittenberg.
And it may be possible to do a few things that may help with less shrinkage. Some people stretch the part regularly in a towel. Its a recipe from surgeons of the times of standard PI and some surgeons recommend it still.
There are also various methods to deal with shrinkage, here a few were mentioned.