It deals with the restoration of congenital and acquired defects on the skin surface. For example, schistasis, skin swelling, burnts , scars etc.
In order to restore the defect the plastic surgeon can use implants, special tools and cuttingsfor better results.
Grafting
Moving tissue from its normal position (donor)to a new one (recipient) is called grafting and the tissue is called graft.
Island grafts
Parts of tissue transplanted from a donor to a recipient area maintaining its original hematosis.