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Skin graft

Skin graft
Skin graft
Skin graft - series
Skin graft - series
Skin layers
Skin layers
Alternative Names

Skin transplant; Skin autografting; FTSG; STSG; Split thickness skin graft; Full thickness skin graft


Risks

Risks for any anesthesia are:

  • Reactions to medicines
  • Problems with breathing

Risks for this surgery are:

  • Bleeding
  • Infection
  • Loss of grafted skin (the graft not healing, or the graft healing slowly)
  • Scarring
  • Reduced or lost skin sensation, or increased sensitivity
  • Chronic pain (rarely)
  • Uneven skin surface
  • Skin discoloration


Review Date: 12/02/2008
Reviewed By: Robert J. Fitzgibbons, Jr., MD, FACS, Harry E. Stuckenhoff Professor of Surgery, Chief of General Surgery, and Associate Chairman, Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).
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