Skin Grafting

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Skin Grafting

• By Andrew Kent

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What is Skin Grafting?

• Skin Grafting, is plainly the reconstruction of
  an area of epidermis (skin) for any sort of
  defect in that area. A section of the epidermis
  is taken from one area and simply replaced in
  another harmed area.

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History of Skin Grafting

• Skin grafting first began in India around 1000
  BC, but more commonly in the 19th century.

http//www.mayo.edu/library/anatomical-16th-centur
y.html
http//o3.indiatimes.com/everest_nature_ping_pong/
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Skin Grafting Used For (commonly)

• Cutaneous malignancies.
• Non-healing cutaneous ulcers.
• Replace tissue lost in full-thickness burns.
• Restore areas of hair loss.
• Repaired areas where skin cancer surgery has
  taken placed.

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Skin Graphing in Detail

• Split-Thickness- between 0.008mm to
  0.030mm(surface wounds)
• Full-Thickness- Tissue, muscle
• and skin. (lack of tissue
• and/or exposed bone/cartilage )

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Where the skin is taken

• Split-thickness (buttocks, legs, back, chest,
  pretty much anywhere)
• Full-Thickness (nasal tip, helical rim, forehead,
  eyelids, and digits.)
• Autografts, Allografts,
• and Xenografts.

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How it works

• The section of epidermis is surgically placed
  into the wound. Plasma and blood send nutrients
  to the newly attached skin, till vascular buds
  begin to thrive. Lymphatics develop and vascular
  bridge truly connects the new skin, as well as
  epithelium tissue grow, connecting it further.

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References

• http//emedicine.medscape.com/article/1129479-over
  view
• http//www.sciencedaily.com/articles/s/skin_grafti
  ng.htm
• http//www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Pa-St/Skin-Graf
  ting.html
• http//www.debakeydepartmentofsurgery.org/home/con
  tent.cfm?proc_nameskingraftcontent_id272

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The End