Skin banking at a regional burns centre —The way forward

Skin allograft has been found to be an extremely useful and life saving temporary skin cover in the management of extensive burn patients. Since the first clinical use of skin allograft by Girdner in 1881, skin banking methods have also evolved over the years [1]. The evolution is mainly seen in different preservation techniques. Currently there are about three different preservation techniques used in skin banking, namely glycerol preservation, deep freezing and cryopreservation [2 –5]. Hence, the skin banks use one of these methods as per the suitability of the region.

Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - April 13, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Sunil Manohar Keswani, Mukesh Gopinath Mishra, Shilpa Karnik, Shruti Dutta, Mamata Mishra, Sangita Panda, Reshmi Varghese, Tanvi Virkar, Vaishna Upendran Source Type: research