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| | eMedicine - Skin Grafting : Article by Donald Grande, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Generally, skin grafting is used when, in the opinion of the reconstructive surgeon, other methods of reconstruction such as primary closure, second-intention healing, or local skin flaps are inappropriate, are unavailable, or would produce a suboptimal result. |
 | | Next, a bolster may be applied to aid in graft apposition to the recipient bed, to decrease shearing forces, and to maintain a moist environment for the graft (see Image 19). |
 | | Grafts contract in a centripetal fashion due to the movement of unopposed elastic fibers, and this may occur in the graft as well as in the recipient bed underlying the graft tissue. |
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