A paradigm for a skin graft substitute

Denis E. Solomon

9B Somerville Road, Wigan, England.

DOI: 10.4236/ojrm.2013.22005                

Abstract

Skin grafts have remained relatively unchanged since their introduction as a medical treatment for burns/wounds. This paper seeks to open an academic discussion as to whether their use-by date has now been passed. A skin graft substitute is described in a paradigm using fine leaf gelatine sheets which inherently possess several distinct advantages including, discarding the harvest of autologous tissue from patient donor sites. A clinical study will be needed to determine its suitability taken together with the understanding that experimental animal studies may not provide unequivocal answers to its in situ modus operandi.

Keywords

Skin Grafts; Guided Tissue Regeneration; Autologous Cell Spraying

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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