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When someone has skin reduction surgery, can that skin be used for skin grafts, burn victims?

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Dr. Matthew Lublin answered

Specializes in Surgery

Sometimes: It really depends on the quality of the skin. But, often, it can be donated.

Answered 9/29/2019

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Dispose or other use: In the vast majority of instances the tissues are discarded as medical waste and incinerated. On occasion the tissues may be used in the same individual as a pedicled flap as seen in the tram flap procedure for breast reconstruction. The component tissues can be used as a skin graft or the fat can be harvested and used for breast or buttock augmentation use in other people is cost prohibitive

Answered 8/6/2014

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