According
to Merriam-Webster, Skin Grafting is defined as “A
piece of skin that is surgically removed from a donor area to replace skin in a
defective or denuded area (as one that has been burned).” (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skin%20graft)
Skin
Grating is a procedure of removal and transplantation of healthy skin from one
area of the body to another. The tissue which is transplanted is said to be a
skin graft. If someone`s skin is damaged badly, then he or she can be treated
with the help of skin grafting.
There
are two major types of skin grafting. One of them is thin layer skin graft. In
this type, a thin layer of skin is taken away from the healthiest part of the
human body. The other one is the full thickness skin graft which is more risky
as it totally depends upon the condition whether the skin is suitable for the
body or not.
There
are various risk factors involved in skin grafting surgery. Some of them
include nerve damage, bleeding, infection, loss of grafted skin etc.
Most
of these surgeries are successful but it is not guaranteed that the patients
who have gone through this surgery are completely recovered and they will not
face any problems after the surgery. Sometimes they require the re-grafting of
the skin. The grafting should be regularly monitored for good circulation.
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