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Full-Thickness Skin Grafts

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Skin grafting is a surgical procedure that involves removing the skin from one area of the body and moving it, or transplanting 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 are done using general anesthesia, which means you’ll be asleep throughout the procedure and won’t feel any pain.

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This video covers full-thickness skin grafts in the context of skin grafting, a surgical procedure that involves removing skin from one area of the body and transplanting it to a different area. The description states that this surgery may be done if part of the body has lost its protective covering of skin due to burns, injury or illness, and that most skin grafts are done using general anesthesia in a hospital.

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  • Skin grafting as transplanting skin from one area of the body to another is defined
  • Loss of skin covering due to burns, injury or illness is covered as a reason
  • Performance in a hospital is stated
  • Use of general anesthesia for most skin grafts is described

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This video presents “Full-Thickness Skin Grafts” — Skin grafting is a surgical procedure that involves removing the skin from one area of the body and moving it, or transplanting it, to a different area of the body. This surgery may be done if a part of your body has lost its protective. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.

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