[Free skin transplantation in the maxillo-facial area. Report on 172 cases].

Between 1971 and 1977, in the department of maxillo-facial surgery (University of Tübingen) 160 patients were treated by 172 free skin grafting in the oral and maxillo-facial region. In 140 cases split skin grafts, in 32 cases full-thickness skin grafts were used. The aesthetic and functional results were very good to satisfactory in 98.3% (169 out of 172 grafts), in 1.7% (3 cases) did skin grafting have to be repeated.