The advantages of full thickness free skin grafting (Wolfe graft) from the hypogastricum are described in ten cases. The method is suitable for covering fresh skin defects--dermis and subcutaneous tissue--which results in dermato-tumorsurgery in extremities and skull region. The hypogastricum was taken as donor area because the wound edges can be closed in order to produce the least conspicuous scar. Large free skin grafts can be taken. The dermis is thin and promotes a good wound healing. For the take of the Wolfe graft the carfull removing of all visible fat on its under-surface is essential. The tendency of the graft to take is judged by morphological criteria and subdivided in five degrees. Most important for the final form of the skin graft is the local treatment.