Experience of ReCell in Skin Cancer Reconstruction
A 72-year-old man with a medical history of type 2 diabetes underwent Moh's micrographic surgery to treat a morphoeic BCC arising from the nasal tip. The resulting full-thickness defect measured 3 cm×2 cm and involved the nasal tip, the dorsum of the nose and both side walls. A three-stage forehead flap was planned for reconstruction and was performed in a manner similar to that described for case 1.\nFollowing the first stage of surgery, the donor site was initially allowed to heal by secondary intention. One month later, it was noted that healing was delayed and epithelialization was minimal (). Consequently, during the second stage of surgery, undertaken 6 weeks after the primary reconstructive procedure, the donor site was treated using the ReCell system in the manner described above.\nPhotographic assessment of the donor site was performed 1 year after the application of ReCell (). The POSAS score was 22.