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Skin graft harvest. The donor site is selected and the required amount of skin graft is determined and designed. The donor site is lubricated with Shur-Clens (R), and a Zimmer (R) dermatome is used to harvest the split-thickness skin graft at 0.010 to 0.014 of an inch.
Skin graft harvest. A phenylephrine-soaked Telfa (TM) dressing is then applied to the donor site for hemostasis.
Skin graft inset. The harvested split-thickness skin graft is fashioned using Metzenbaum scissors to the recipient wound bed and affixed with surgical staples.
VAC (R) negative-pressure dressing placement. An Adaptic (R) nonadherent dressing is placed over the skin graft, followed by the VAC (R) dressing using Ioban (TM) to secure the VAC (R) sponge in place.
Video courtesy of Benjamin C Wood, MD.
