Skin grafts used to be the main type of plastic surgery, but newer techniques, such as tissue expansion and flap surgery, are now often used.
A skin graft is where healthy skin is removed from an unaffected area of the body and used to cover lost or damaged skin. They can be used for bone fractures that break the skin (open fractures), large wounds, or where an area of the skin is surgically removed – for example, due to cancer or burns.
Type of Skin Grafts
Split-thickness skin graft (STSG) : An STSG, which people also refer to as a partial-thickness graft, includes the epidermis and a portion of the dermis. Surgeons use it to cover wounds that are too large for FTSGs.
Full-thickness skin graft (FTSG) : Thians is where the full thickness of skin (the top layer and layers underneath) are removed d the area is stitched closed. Sites often used include the neck, behind the ear, the upper arm and groin.
Benefits of Skin Graft
Surgeons use skin grafts for a wide range of conditions. They may be beneficial for :
- closing large wounds
- replacing lost or extensively damaged skin
- improving cosmetics
- treating skin loss due to reasons such as infection and cancer surgery
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