A layer of skin transplanted from one part of the body to cover an area where the skin has been destroyed.
Portion of skin cut and removed from one area of the body and used to cover a part that has lost skin because of burns, injury, or other factors. A skin graft is usually taken from another part of the body of the same person (autograft), but sometimes from another person (homograft) as a temporary measure.
A plastic surgery technique to repair damaged skin, usually as a result of a serious burn or in reconstructive surgery. In a skin graft, a portion of skin is separated surgically from its original place on the body and moved to a new location. Skin grafts are commonly taken from an inconspicuous area, like the buttocks or upper part of the thigh, and transplanted to a site on the same individual (called an autograft). The graft can also be made between different individuals (allograft) or between different species (xenograft). After the graft is made, the transplanted skin receives its blood supply from the new site.
A portion of healthy skin cut from one area of the body and used to cover a part that has lost its skin, usually as a result of injury, bums, or operation. A skin graft is normally taken from another part of the body of the same patient (an autograft), but occasionally skin may be grafted from one person to another as a temporary healing measure (a homograft). The full thickness of skin may be taken for a graft or the surgeon may use threequarters thickness, thin sheets of skin, or a pinch skin graft. The type used depends on the condition and size of the damaged area to be treated.
The use of small sections of skin harvested from a donor site and transplanted to an injured area of skin to repair a defect, such as a large full thickness bum. Commonly used grafts include split-thickness, full thickness, and xenografts (grafts taken from animals and temporarily applied to human skin). Biosynthetic grafts (collagen and synthetics) also are used to minimize fluid and protein loss from burn injuries, prevent infection, and reduce pain. The skin surface at the receiving site should be clean and raw.
A method employed to mend regions of skin that are either too extensive to heal on their own, slow to recover, or likely to result in tight or cosmetically unappealing scars. Skin grafts are commonly used to treat burn injuries and can also be applied to ulcers that aren’t healing properly.
A segment of healthy skin is taken from one area of the body and moved to the damaged region. This graft then serves as a foundation for new skin cells to grow and cover the affected area. In the case of a meshed graft, the donor skin is fashioned into a mesh by making cuts in it. This mesh is then stretched to fit over the area in need, and new skin cells grow to fill in the gaps. Alternatively, a pinch graft involves removing multiple small patches of skin from the donor site. These patches are then placed on the area to be treated, where they serve as a base for the growth of new, healthy skin cells that eventually form a continuous layer.