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Perichondrial Cutaneous Grafts for Reconstruction of Skin Cancer Excision Defects

BACKGROUND Perichondrial cutaneous grafts (PCCGs) are composite grafts comprised of skin and subjacent perichondrium. Animal models and preliminary clinical reports have shown that PCCGs are thicker, survive better and contract less than full‐thickness skin grafts, and are simpler to perform than alternative reconstructive methods such as two‐stage flaps. OBJECTIVE The applicability of PCCGs to surgical defects following Mohs surgery was investigated. METHODS PCCGs were used to reconstruct patients with surgical defects following Mohs excision of skin cancers from facial sites near free anatomic margins and in defects with exposed cartilage. RESULTS A series of cases is described, all with good to excellent cosmesis and function. CONCLUSION PCCGs are useful in reconstruction of defects following Mohs excision of skin cancers.