Fig. 3

The close observation of the regenerated skin. a The regenerated skin at post-operative month 7. b The un-operated side on the same date. c and d Close-up views of the regenerated scales in the dotted squares in (a). e and f Magnified photos of representative scales in occipito-pterional (e) and trunk (f) regions. g and h The distribution patterns of the tubercles in the operated side (g) and the intact side (h). The pigmented spots became larger and more vivid in four post-operative months. Green asterisks in (d) and (g) indicate the regenerated tubercles. Pink asterisks in (e)-(h) are the intact tubercles. The colored letters indicates as follows: R, right; L, left. The green arrow is the same landmark scale shown in Fig. 1a