Techniques and procedures used in plastic surgery.

Common techniques used in plastic surgery are:

incision
excision
microsurgery
chemosurgery
electrosurgery
laser surgery
dermabrasion
liposuction
In plastic surgery the transfer of skin tissue (skin grafting) is one of the most common procedures. (In traditional surgery a “graft” is a piece of living tissue, organ, etc., that is transplanted.

Autografts: Skin grafts taken from the recipient. If absent or deficient of natural tissue, alternatives can be:
Cultured Sheets of epithelial cells in vitro.
Synthetic compounds (e.g., Integra--a 2 layered dermal substitute consisting superficially of silicone and deeply of bovine tendon collagen with glycosaminoglycans).
Allografts: Skin grafts taken from a donor of the same species.
Xenografts: Skin grafts taken from a donor of a different species.
Usually, good results are expected from plastic surgery that emphasizes:

Careful planning of incisions so that they fall in the line of natural skin folds or lines.
Appropriate choice of wound closure.
Use of best available suture materials.
Early removal of exposed sutures so that the wound is held closed by buried sutures.