Sundaram Rajaram* and Gauthami Sundar

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, International Medical Center, United Arab Emirates

*Corresponding Author: Sundaram Rajaram, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, International Medical Center, United Arab Emirates.

Received: August 17, 2021; Published: September 11, 2021

Abstract

  The skin grafting is an age old surgical reconstruction technique that is still being practiced. It is such a versatile procedure that it still holds a place in the reconstructive ladder forming an important treatment option in the field of reconstruction. The need of the situation has seen a sequence of changes in the skin grafting techniques that has led to the use and invention of varying armamentarium suiting each of them. This article is a mini review of the history of techniques in skin graft harvest and the armamentarium involved.

Keywords: Skin Grafting; Split Thickness Skin Grafts; Full Thickness Skin Grafts; History of Skin Grafting

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Citation

Citation: Sundaram Rajaram and Gauthami Sundar. “History of Skin Graft Harvesting- A Mini Review”. Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 5.10 (2021): 15-18.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2021 Sundaram Rajaram and Gauthami Sundar. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.