FULL-THICKNESS SKIN GRAFTS

Course overview

SKIN GRAFTS CONSIST OF FULLY DETACHED PIECES OF SKIN TAKEN FROM ONE ANATOMIC SITE AND PLACED IN A WOUND ELSEWHERE. FULL-THICKNESS SKIN GRAFTS INCLUDE THE FULL THICKNESS OF BOTH THE EPIDERMIS AND DERMIS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE SURGEON AND NURSING ASSISTANTS IN PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE AND IDENTIFYING SITUATIONS IN WHICH THIS REPRESENTS AN APPROPRIATE OPTION IN RE-ESTABLISHING FUNCTION AND APPEARANCE IN PATIENTS WHO HAVE UNDERGONE EXCISIONAL SURGERY.