Graft (surgery) explained

Graft (surgery)

Grafting refers to a surgical procedure to move tissue from one site to another on the body, or from another creature, without bringing its own blood supply with it. Instead, a new blood supply grows in after it is placed. A similar technique where tissue is transferred with the blood supply intact is called a flap. In some instances, a graft can be an artificially manufactured device. Examples of this are a tube to carry blood flow across a defect or from an artery to a vein for use in hemodialysis.

Classification

Autografts and isografts are usually not considered as foreign and, therefore, do not elicit rejection. Allografts and xenografts may be recognized as foreign by the recipient and rejected.[1]

Types of grafting

The term grafting is most commonly applied to skin grafting, however many tissues can be grafted: skin, bone, nerves, tendons, neurons, blood vessels, fat, and cornea are tissues commonly grafted today.

Specific types include:

  1. Split-thickness skin grafts (the epidermis and part of the dermis)
  2. Full-thickness skin grafts (the epidermis and the entire thickness of the dermis)

Indications

Reasons for failure

References


Notes and References

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  3. Rosing JH, Wong G, Wong MS, Sahar D, Stevenson TR, Pu LL . Autologous fat grafting for primary breast augmentation: a systematic review . Aesthetic Plast Surg . 35 . 5 . 882–90 . October 2011 . 21455825 . 10.1007/s00266-011-9691-2 . 13302250 .
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  5. Web site: Skin graft . NIH . 18 May 2015.
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