What is Skin grafts?
Category: Surgeries
See also: Skin grafts
A skin graft is a patch of skin that is surgical removed from one area of the body and transplanted to another area of the body. Skin grafting is used to bring health skin onto an area where the skin has been injured, lost or surgically removed.
| Purpose | Patients | Evaluations | Perceived Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burn | 9 | 1 | |
| Car accident | 1 | 0 | |
| Cutting (self injury) | 1 | 0 | |
| Fourth degree burns | 1 | 1 | |
| Pyoderma gangrenosum | 1 | 0 |
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
Side effects
Duration
Stopped having Skin grafts
| Duration | Patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 month | 10 | |
| 1 - 6 months | 1 |
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