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Classification: - autologous skin grafting - heterologous skin grafting - fetal skin grafts* * collagen sheets seeded with fetal skin cells expanded from a single donor [1] Indications: - standard for management of large burns Procedur - moves a segment of dermis & a portion of epidermis - the graft is completely separated from its blood supply & donor site & moved to a recipient site - skin grafts contain varying portions of epidermis & dermis & can be full thickness or partial thickness, depending upon how much dermis is included in the graft - one disadvantage of skin grafts applied to granulating bone is that there is no padding & they quickly erode

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skin flap

Specific

skin graft external ear/nasal ala skin graft forehead/cheek/chin/mouth/neck/axillae/genitalia/hand/foot skin graft nose/ear/eyelid/lip skin graft nose/ears/eyelid/lip skin graft scalp/arm/leg skin graft trunk

General

plastic surgery tissue graft

References

  1. Hohlfeld J et al, Tissue engineerd fetal skin contructs for paediatric burns. Lancet 366(9488):840, 2005 PMID: 16139659
  2. NIGMS-Supported Basic Research on Skin Replacement Following Burn or Trauma Injury http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/features/artificial_skin.html