Fig. 2

The time-course of the regeneration of the skin. a The scar at post-operative day 5. Newly regenerated dermis was observed in the open wound cleft (blue arrow). Two out of the four remaining pigmented scales were visible in this panel (red arrows). The glistening appearance was due to the remaining ointment. b The first molting a month after the surgery. c The large and clear spots reappeared in a post-operative month (red arrows). d Close-up view of the dotted square area in (c). e The spots became larger and more vivid at 4 post-operative months. f Close-up view of the dotted square area in (e). Green arrow is the same landmark scale shown in Fig. 1a