Abstract
The vascular system in experimental, free, full thickness skin autografts in guinea pigs was visualized by injecting Indian ink in the period between the 6th postoperative day and and eight weeks after the operation. Ideally, revascularization occurs by reactivation ofexisting vessels in the graft. Even reactivation of perifollicular vascular networks and the subepidermal vascular plexus is possible. If revascularization occurs through the growth ofnew vessels, for a long time the vascular arrangement is not the same as that in normal guinea pig skin. The epidermis usually shows acanthosis-like changes. Fast and effective revascularization minimizes the extent and duration of this change.
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