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From: Reusing of intraoperative exfoliated finger epidermis in the treatment of hand scar contracture in patients with RDEB

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Surgical procedure and histological evaluation of scar contracture release with autologous exfoliated epidermal finger cuffs coverage. (A) Intraoperative view of scar contracture release. (B) Application of autologous exfoliated epidermal finger cuffs to cover the finger wound. (C–E) Postoperative appearance of the hand during the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd dressing changes, respectively. (F,G) Preoperative histology of the epidermal tissue: (F) Hematoxylin–eosin (HE) staining and (G) immunohistochemical (IHC) staining for cytokeratin 5/6 (CK5/6). (H,I) Histological analysis of the epidermal tissue at the 3rd dressing change: (H) HE staining and (I) IHC staining for CK5/6.

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