Burn Injury Lawyer

Skin Grafts

Skin grafts are most often used for burn injuries dealing with partial or full thickness. For the best results, an early removal of the burned skin, followed by immediate skin grafting, can reduce the number of days spent in the hospital and improve both the function and appearance of the burned area. The general rule applies especially when very sensitive areas like the face, hands or feet are involved. Save situations in which an individual’s life is at stake, the skin graft is a good way to recover from serious burn injury.

Doctors use unburned skin from the same individual in order to perform these skin grafts. The place from which the skin comes is called the donor site. Ideally, the locations are in a spot that is not ordinarily visible. These are places like the buttocks or the upper thigh. After the donation has been made, the site will not look normal in appearance. All of these factors depend on the size of grafts that are need and the location of the burns.

The instrument used by doctors to perform the skin graft is called the power dermatome. The device is set at a particular depth and then shaves of a uniform layer of skin from the site. Of course, the thickness and size is dependent upon the graft needed due to injury. For large areas, multiple skin grafts may be required. The skin taken in a partial graft usually heals within two weeks.

The details of skin grafting, depending upon injury, can be quite complex and often extremely expensive. If you or someone you know has suffered due to a burn injury, call 866.950.9000 today and speak with a burn injury lawyer at the law offices of Williams Kherkher.