Microtia is a congenital disorder that can occur as a malformation of the external ear in children. In a new study published in Science Advances, Dominika Zielinska and a research team in tissue ...

A skin graft is a patch of skin removed from one area of your body (donor site) and reattached in another place (recipient site). Skin grafts can only come from your own body. You can’t receive a skin ...

Surgeons in eastern China have reported a world-first case in which a woman's severed ear was grafted onto her foot to preserve its blood supply after a workplace accident involving heavy machinery ...

Skin grafting is a technique for treating injured, broken, or lost skin. A split-thickness skin graft is made by shaving off a thin area of healthy skin from elsewhere on the body. Share on Pinterest ...

Skin grafting remains a cornerstone of reconstructive surgery for burns, chronic ulcers and extensive wounds. Techniques range from conventional split-thickness and full-thickness autografts to ...

Chinese doctors have carried out what is believed to be the world’s first successful operation in which a woman’s torn off ear was temporarily grafted onto her foot before being reattached to her head ...

Effective management of split-thickness skin graft donor sites balances rapid wound closure, minimised pain, reduced scarring and cost-effectiveness. Traditionally, donor sites heal by secondary ...