0 a piece of skin taken from one part of the body and used to replace damaged skin in another part --
Lyar would have to apply an artificial skin graft to his body in order to keep him from losing too much blood.
In addition to scar formation, there is a possibility that the surgeon may need to use a skin graft to close the wound.
Evidence from skin graft experiments in birds implies that they are neural crest derived, but experiments in mammals now demonstrate an epidermal origin.
This has inspired a structural skin graft adhesive that sticks strongly but has minimal tissue damage while in place and upon removal.
He spent six months in hospital and needed 26 skin graft operations.
After the skin and the subcutaneous tissue has been removed, the skin needs to be closed with a skin graft.
Such techniques are costly, and have the potential to produce unsatisfactory results or serious complications related to the skin graft.
In a split thickness skin graft, a shaver is used to shave a layer of skin from the abdomen or thigh.
