Skin Grafting for Wounds
Skin grafting is a surgical procedure that involves removing skin from one area of the body and moving it to a different area of the body. This surgery may be done if a part of your body has lost its protective covering of skin due to burns, injury, or illness.
Skin grafts are performed in a hospital. Most skin grafts involve general anesthesia, which means you’ll be asleep throughout the procedure and won’t feel any pain.
Why are skin grafts done?
A skin graft is placed over an area of the body where the skin has been lost. Common reasons for a skin graft include:
- Treating deep burns
- Removing lesions from a skin disease
- Closing large, open wounds
- Treating pressure injuries or bed sores, or other ulcers on the skin that haven’t healed well
- Skin cancer surgery
