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Artificial Skin Grafts For Diabetic Ulcers
A skin graft is a patch of skin that is removed by surgery from one area of the body and transplanted, or attached, to another area.
Alternative Names
Skin transplant; Skin autografting; FTSG; STSG; Split thickness skin graft; Full thickness skin graft
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Your surgery will probably be done while you are under
Healthy skin is taken from a place on your body called the donor site. Most people who are having a skin...
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Skin graft
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Skin transplant; Skin autografting; FTSG; STSG; Split thickness skin graft; Full thickness skin graftRisksRisks for any anesthesia are:Reactions to... Read more »
Skin graft
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Skin transplant; Skin autografting Expectations after surgery New blood vessels begin growing from the recipient area into the... Read more »
Skin graft
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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