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What Is Skin Grafting?
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 - Chronic pain (rarely)
- Infection
- Loss of grafted skin (the graft not healing, or the graft healing slowly)
- Reduced or lost skin sensation, or increased sensitivity
- Scarring
- Skin discoloration
- Uneven skin surface
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