Skin Grafting in India

Skin Grafting is like patching up a cover but instead of fabric it uses skin, which helps to help burn victims, and those with severe skin conditions heal and recover.

A skin grafting procedure is where surgeons take healthy skin from one part of the body and transplant it to cover the damaged skin area.

This procedure usually helps if you have skin burns, wounds, diseases, or any specific infection, and in case you have to remove skin cancer then a skin graft will be recommended to cover the missing skin.

Now let's explore how this marvelous procedure helps to treat patients with skin problems and also get its factors such as complications, eligibility, etc.

Why is Skin Grafting Performed?

You will recommended a Skin Grafting if you have damaged or missing skin that can't be healed on its own, yet it also helps people who have skin loss due to:

• Burns.
• Infection.
• Surgery to remove skin cancer
• Skin ulcers and bedsores (pressure injury).
• Slow-healing wounds or any large wounds.

How is the Skin Grafting Procedure Done?

Before the Surgery

• Before the procedure starts, you will be asked about all the medicines that you’re taking and also about any allergies that you have.
• You need to follow the instructions given by the healthcare providers.
• You need to sign the informed consent form which contains all the information about the procedure.

During the Surgery

• An IV line is put into the vein that delivers medicines and fluids.
• You will get anesthesia which will make you sleep and you won’t feel pain during the procedure.
• Now the surgeon will clean the repair site and remove the scar tissue by cutting around the scar.
• Now they will take skin from the donor site in the size and shape that is needed. A few tiny slits cut into the graft which will prevent it from collecting fluids under it.
• Now the surgeon will close the donor site with stitches when a full-thickness graft is taken, and if the slit-thickness graft is taken then it may be left open to heal.
• Now the surgeon will put the graft onto the wound area and by positioning it they will stitch it to the surrounding skin.
• After completing the procedure, the donor and repair sites will be covered with bandages.

After the Surgery

• After the surgery, you will be taken to the recovery area and will be watched until you wake up.
• Healthcare providers will give you medications to manage pain or nausea.

Who are the Candidates?

Candidates with skin conditions are considered for the surgery, conditions include:

• Burns and scar contracture release
• Skin loss from skin infection or disease
• Ulcers
• Reconstructive surgery
• Open fractures
• Wounds from cancer removal
• Cosmetic reasons
• Traumatic wounds
• Amputation

List of Hospitals for Skin Grafting in India

• Amrita Hospital, Faridabad
•  Amrita Hospital, Kochi
•  Medanta - The Medicity Hospital
•  Moolchand Kharaiti Ram Hospital
•  KIMS Hospital, Secunderabad
•  Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital, Mumbai
•  Vijaya Hospital, Chennai
•  Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
•  Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata
•  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

List of Doctors for Skin Grafting in India

• Dr. Indrapati Singh
• Dr. R.K. Seth
• Dr. Vishwanath Dudani
• Dr. Shahin Nooreyezdan
• Dr. Anup Dhir
• Dr. Pradeep Bhargava
• Dr. Manoj Khanna
• Dr. Rohit Krishna
• Dr. Sanjay Mahendru
• Dr. Rakesh K. Khazanchi

Complications

• The graft site shrinking and pulling at the edges
• Sensation issues such as increased sensitivity or lack of sensation
• Scar formation
• Patchy skin
• Body rejecting the graft site

Conclusion

Skin grafting procedure is a beneficial method that helps to reshape skin that is lost or damaged, so it will improve its appearance and restore function. Most skin grafts are successful, but some depend on the condition and wound size.

Still, some bodies do not take the graft and require a second graft. So, if you have any skin problems, you need to talk to the doctor about the procedure.