Alterations at Surgery to Enhance the Prosthetic Prognosis

Surgical alterations (contï¿½d)

nSkin grafting vs spontaneous epithelialization

Both these patients had similar resections.ï¿½ In one a skin graft was used to line the defect.ï¿½ In the other, the wound was allowed to epithelialize spontaneously.

The skin lined defect can be used to help support, stabilize, and retain the obturator prosthesis whereas the defect without skin lining cannot be so utilized .