Autotransplantation

**Autotransplantation** is a surgical method of transplanting bone marrow and/or peripheral stem cells by transferring them into the bloodstream from a non-regenerating organ in order to heal it or obtain donor antigens used in organ and tissue transplantation.

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Autotransplantation is a plastic surgery to transplant the patient’s own organ, tissue or part of the body instead of a damaged or injured organ. Tissue is taken from a nearby area of ​​the body (usually a homograft is used). Intravital donor or allogeneic tissue can also be used. From another part of the recipient's body - an allograft. Used in all areas of medicine, including orthotopic, thoracic, and dental surgery. There are autodonotoursral operations for plastic surgery of urinary fistulas. A special place is occupied by hair transplantation in dermatology and spleen and bone marrow transplantation.

**Autotransplantation** (synonym: aplasia, homotransplantation, autohomeoplasty, aoptotransplantation syndrome, chronic engraftment, self-rejection) - transplantation of the recipient’s own organs and tissues to maintain the life of the patient or restore a damaged organ. During autotransplantation, the transplanted organ is removed from itself, while the cells of the remaining part of the organ are rebuilt to suit the functioning of the transplanted new organ, preserving the general architecture and function of the organ as a whole.

Autotransplantology has long taken its rightful place among many types of medical technologies. She has many unique achievements that play an important role in the treatment of diseases and other pathological conditions. One of these areas of autotransplantology is autotransplantation.

Based on the definition, we can say that autotransplantation is a procedure of transfusion or transplantation of one’s own organ to oneself, that is, the transplantation is carried out by the same person, only with different parts of it (for example, skin).

This type of plastic surgery is used to treat many diseases of the musculoskeletal system, in particular, autografting of skin from the back of the foot is used