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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Does plastic surgery involve skin grafting?

While skin grafts are a method used by plastic surgeons to replace skin damaged by burns, trauma or cancer removal, they are only one method. An attempt is always made by your plastic surgeon to replace skin with similar tissue of the same color and consistency. For smaller defects, adjacent tissue may be transferred to reconstruct the area of skin loss with an excellent color match. This is particularly the case in defects of the head and neck following cancer excision. Skin graft do not always supply a good color match and tend to be drier to the lack of oil glands. Microvascular tissue transfer is another treatment for large defects. Skin grafts are most commonly used in the treatment of burns because of the large areas of skin damage.

posted by Mandy W. at 10:29 AM

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