Training program for free transfer of skin grafts by microvascular anastomosis

Microsurgery is a broad field, and offers possibilities of clinical and research applications. A program for training in skin transplant with arterial and venous anastomosis performed using a microtechnique, was instituted on the basis of numerous reports in world literature. The program was developed in four progressive stages which were, familiarization with the microscope and microsurgical setting, up to the transplant of an inguinal pediculated flat in the artery and lower superficial epigastric vein to the neck of the rat, through end-to-side patch anastomosis to the common carotid artery and the jugular vein. The favorable results confirm the advantages of microsurgery.