Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma Assisted Full Thickness Skin Grafting: A Case Report

Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Padmalakshmi Bharathi Mohan, Abhinav Aggarwal, Saurabh Gupta, Chirra Likhitha Reddy, Shijina K and Imran Pathan

Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Education and Research (JIPMER), India

^*Correspondance to: Ravi Kumar Chittoria 

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Abstract:

Skin grafting is an age old procedure which has been used for wound coverage. Skin grafting may be of various types like partial thickness or full thickness based on the thickness of the dermis that has been harvested along with the epidermis. Various techniques have been used to improve the take of the graft. In this article we would like to report a case of Post burn contracture released and raw area covered with FTSG, whose take was enhanced with the help of autologous platelet rich plasma.

Keywords:

Platelet; Full thickness grafting; APRP

Cite the Article:

Chittoria RK, Bharathi Mohan P, Aggarwal A, Gupta S, Likhitha Reddy C, Shijina K, et al. Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma Assisted Full Thickness Skin Grafting: A Case Report. World J Surg Surgical Res. 2019; 2: 1156..