Information and opinions on health from Lisa Thompson at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/34728/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/34728/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/34728/index http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/34728/17198/fluttering Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:53:00 -0500 Lisa Thompson   I had watched a show on television about some veterinarians who were operating on a dog which was missing a large patch of skin on his leg.  They implemented a new technique they had just learned in veterinary school, which would allow the skin on the dogs leg to grow back safely:  a piece of foam laid on the wound, and then bandaged.  I have worked in assisted living facilities with elderly people who get skin tears, so my... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/34728/17198/fluttering