Skin Grafts

The insured was stopped for a red light at a 5 lane intersection. The light change to green and the insured operator proceeded approximately 10 feet into the crosswalk when he realized he had struck an object. The insured operator stopped the bus and found the pedestrian on the ground under the tire. Consequently, the claimant sustained a right leg fracture with a de-gloving injury requiring multiple surgeries with skin grafting. The total estimated of medical damages is $380,000 with $10,500 in wage loss. The claimant has returned to his employer with no restrictions.

* Healing: When the epidermis breaks away due to a minor cut or burn, the cells on the lower layers of the skin migrate upwards as a sheet. When two ends of the sheet meet, the cells stop growing due to a process called 'contact inhibition'. Thus, the epidermis is sealed and the skin returns to normal.

Describe the series of events that occur in skin, which is healing with the help of a skin graft?

Skin repair is an important physiological process which is essential for homeostasis, restoring barrier function and preventing infection (Martin, 2009; Boateng and Catanzano, 2015). Wound healing is defined as a complex, dynamic and the specific biological process associated with the phenomena of tissue regeneration and growth (Mazumder et al., 2016). Regeneration can be defined as a tissue that significantly damaged either completely or partially removed and tissue's original function and cell types must be functional and structurally restored (Mazumder et al., 2016). The process of healing comprises a cytokine, blood cells, extracellular matrix and growth factor (Joao De Masi et al., 2016). The growth factor is a protein that activates and

Skin tears are traumatic wound that have been described as the “underestimated” wound and a

The main outcome measures were the percent area of the wound compared to baseline area of the wound. As the wound decreased in size it is theoretically assumed that the wound is healing. The central concepts of the study were based on ultraviolet-C positive effects on wound healing in vitro. In vitro studies effects include; modification of growth factors, fibronectin release from fibroblast, epidermal cell proliferation, killing of pathogens, accelerated DNA synthesis, and antibiotic-resistant organisms.

Collagen fibers play a big role in strengthening the scar by replacing immature to mature collagen and to reorient it with surrounding tissue. Some times when the scar is not formed properly the body; some additional assistance might be needed. A medical professional would apply force to the scar in order to assist in reshaping it. Remodeling is an ongoing process, which can vary in times within the first year to longer. But once the remodeling is completed, there are no more alterations that can occur which can leave scars the inability to sweat or even feel sensation. It’s important that medical professional take in the consideration when dealing with wound closures to ensure proper protection is used in order to avoid issues like

3rd and 4th months: “some improvement” in burn, trauma, and even radiation injuries. But then came “secondary injuries” of disfiguration, severe scar formations (keloids), blood abnormalities, sterility (both sexes), and psychosomatic disorders.

This paper will be a research critique on the article “Frequent Application of the New Gelatin-Collagen Nonwoven Accelerates Wound Healing”, by Schiefer, J.L. and Rath, R, and each section will be examined using our textbook “Understanding Evidence-Based Practice”. The article’s main focus was on determining the effect of healing when using multiple collagen nonwoven applications to chronic wounds. Twelve mini-pigs where used to test this technique and the findings indicated that this method was promising, because the wounds had a faster healing rate when multiple application of gelatin-collagen nonwoven was used as treatment. Analyzing the articles components, we can see that although it does contain preliminary

Skin grafts have and will continue to positively impact a broad population of patients as a person of any age, gender, socioeconomic status, and geographic location can suffer burn injuries. It is important to understand the history of skin grafts to understand where advancements in skin grafts are headed. The purpose of this study will be to create a general literature review on the evolution of skin grafts through the 20th and 21st century.

The tissue that will replace her epidermis and dermis is dense fibrous connective tissue that does not have the same properties of the tissue type that it replaces. The Scar tissue will replace both her epidermis and her dermis layers, this tissue will lack the flexibility of the original tissue and will be thick, strong and tough. Her new fibrous scar tissue will lack nerves, she will have a great deal of sensation loss due to the nerve loss. In addition, to nerve loss, she will lose sweat glands, and her apocrine glands along with the loss of sensation, she will lose the ability to sense pressure along with heat. In addition, to that the new scar tissue will lack hair, since all the hair follicles were destroyed.

A skin graft is a surgical procedure that involves removing skin from one part of your body (the donor site) and moving it, or transplanting it, to a different part. This surgery may be done if part of your body has lost its protective covering of skin due to injury or illness. A skin graft is placed over an area of the body where the skin has been lost. Some reasons for skin grafts include deep burns, skin infections, large open wounds and bed sores or other ulcers on the skin that do not heal well. There are two types of skin grafts the split-level thickness and the full thickness. The split-level thickness graft involves removing only the top two levels of the skin the epidermis and the dermis from the donor site. The split-level grafts

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The use of fibroblasts in skin substitutes is a crucial step toward better burn wound healing. Fibroblasts, which are naturally found in the dermis layer, are in charge of synthesizing and secreting the components that make up the extracellular matrix. In order for the skin to heal properly, one component that is especially important is collagen, for it plays a major part in the structure of the skin. Lack of collagen synthesis during healing can lead to raised scar, resulting in poor skin function and appearance[18].

Wound separation possesses even more problems to a patient and can permanently scar the skin, it could potentially occur each time an incision is made. Death of tissue, known as necrosis, nerve damage affecting feeling and stimulation, serious scarring which sometimes leaves the patient feeling more self-conscious than even before the surgery and other alternative complications arise as a result of plastic surgery.