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an alternative. We agree with Drs. Brent and Simpson that our method will not be ideal for all situations, but we respectfully submit that this is true for all of the various skin grafting methods, including the Billingham and Medawar technique and the other variants published since. As noted in our article, many different methods have been reported as alternatives to the Billingham and Medawar technique. This is certainly evidence that we are not alone in thinking that elimination of bandages might be advantageous. Indeed, we decided to submit our method for publication only after considerable encouragement from our campus veterinarian and several colleagues throughout the United States.

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