Original Aesthetic Surgical Experience with the First Skin Graft Surgery for Burn Sequelae Using a Donor Site from Cosmetic Breast Reduction

Reconstructive surgery for burns sequelae is necessary. However, despite technical progress, the goal may not be achieved, particularly due to limited access and availability of autologous tissue. Thus, adequate planning and selection of donor sites are mandatory to minimize morbidity while optimizing results. This present case exhibits a novel donor site, not previously described in the literature, offering sufficient full-thickness skin harvest for resurfacing the whole anterolateral neck, without usual donor site morbidity. It consists of performing cosmetic breast reduction by using the skin underlying the resected pieces and cosmetic goals are then achieved for both the neck and the breast. Following this successful surgical experience, we recommend that whenever possible cosmetic surgery, such as breast reduction or abdominoplasty, be offered, where instead of throwing away the resected skin, it becomes valuable for use as a full-thickness skin graft.