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New horizons for the repair of skin defects

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Heinz Rode

Abstract


Pigmented skin-equivalent grafts for patients with darker skins have been achieved successfully in experimental circumstances, but have not been subject to clinical trials. This is an essential regenerative concept with wide therapeutic and practical advantages for the future. 


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Heinz Rode, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Keywords

Skin defects; Pigmented skin-equivalent grafts

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South African Medical Journal 2015;105(7):514-515. DOI:10.7196/SAMJnew.7807

Article History

Date submitted: 2015-02-09
Date published: 2015-09-21

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