What was done, and what it restored

Staged groin flap for a degloved dorsum of the hand

Durable soft-tissue cover restored to the dorsum of the hand

Perineal reconstruction with bilateral thigh flaps after extensive débridement

Defect closed with vascularised tissue; testes covered, drains sited

Reverse sural artery flap for an exposed Achilles tendon

Tendon covered with vascularised tissue; flap viable at inset

Local perforator flap for a chronic ulcer over the tibia

Ulcer excised and defect closed with vascularised local tissue

Soft-tissue cover of an open tibial fracture held on an external fixator

Limb salvaged with healed soft-tissue cover over the fracture

Abdominoplasty for a redundant abdominal apron after weight loss

Apron excised, abdominal contour restored, drains sited at closure

Excision and grafting of a chronic ulcer over the elbow

Ulcer excised and the defect resurfaced

Scalp defect over the vertex with bone at its base

Wound débrided and prepared for reconstruction

Grafting a deep burn of the back and shoulder in a child

Graft taken; shoulder movement preserved across the healed area

Excision and flap closure of a groin and upper thigh lesion

Defect closed with a local flap; drain sited at closure

Primary repair of a unilateral cleft lip in an infant

Palatoplasty for a cleft of the palate