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Skin grafting

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(Surg.) See Autoplasty.

See also: Grafting



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Skin grafting is a surgical procedure in which a patch of skin is completely removed from another part of the body (called donor site) and used to cover the wound (called recipient site).
Second intention wound healing, bandaging, and skin grafting are also covered.
While skin printing begins with the same process of cultivating cells used in skin grafting, Atala says that the printers create skin more efficiently.
 
 
 
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