Skin Replantation

Skin replantation (replantatio cutis; synonym: Krasovitova skin grafting) is a surgical operation to transplant skin from one area of ​​the body to another.

The purpose of skin replantation is to close skin defects resulting from injuries, burns, surgeries, etc. For transplantation, full-thickness skin flaps are used, taken from areas of the body where there is excess skin (buttocks, thighs, abdomen).

The operation is performed under general anesthesia. Using a special dermatome, a flap of skin of the required size is cut from the donor area. This flap is then applied to the wound surface and secured with sutures.

Skin replantation allows you to restore the skin, reduce the risk of infections, and improve cosmetic results. After surgery, care for the transplanted flap is necessary for healing.

Skin replantation

Replantation (from the Latin re - a prefix meaning reverse action and plantare - to transplant) is a surgical operation to restore tissues and organs by transferring them to another place in order to maintain, function or replace similar own parts. In this case, tissues of epithelial origin (skin, bones, hair) undergo replantation.

The first full-fledged transplantation of foreign skin was carried out in 1955 by Russian physiologist A.A. Kudryavtsev and S.I. Yudin to correct a heart defect in a young woman and apply it to the face after burns. The skin defect was to be restored by Dr. Vladimir Nikiforov. Later, in 2011, Professor Luciano Raparane and his team made a new attempt to use this method in the reconstruction of small areas of burnt skin (eg chin, neck, hands), where maintaining the structure of the wound can improve healing.