Bold to do — bald to be? Outcomes decades after harvesting the scalp in burned children

The standard technique to cover full and deep partial thickness burn wounds is split thickness skin grafting (STSG). Grafts are typically harvested from the thigh and the back. The scalp has been first mentioned as a donor site in 1964 [1]. Since then, it has been described by numerous authors as an ideal donor site for the following reasons: low complication rate, easy handling during and after harvest, rapid healing and therefore eligibilty for multiple re-harvesting [2,3] with an interval as short as 8 –10days following the first harvest [3–8].
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research