Punch Grafts and Punch Excisions

A Punch graft is a surgical procedure that cuts out and removes the damaged and scarred skin, leaving a hole in the skin, which is filled with a matching piece of unscarred skin, normally taken from the skin behind the ear. The new skin is taped in place and takes between five to seven days to heal. The punch excisions procedure removes the scared skin with minuscule holes and stitches the remaining skin together without the need of a skin graft, taking about seven days to heal as well. These two procedures leave a scar on the skin, but it is much smaller and less obvious than the original scar removed, leaving the skin with a smoother texture. Punch grafts or excisions are a good technique to treat deep or pitted acne scars.