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Glossary Procedure

Skin graft

Polski: Przeszczep skóry Czytaj po polsku →

A thin layer of skin removed from one part of the body and placed on a wound elsewhere; survives initially by absorbing nutrients before new blood vessels grow in from the wound bed.

Articles mentioning this term

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    Melanoma surgery

    Wide local excision and sentinel node biopsy after melanoma: why the margin follows Breslow thickness, what happens on the day, the risks and follow-up.

  2. Patient information

    Skin cancer surgery

    What basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma are, why excision is the usual treatment, what margins mean, how wounds are closed, and what recovery involves.

  3. Expert blog

    Free tissue transfer: principles, applications, and current practice

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