Re: Re: locks of love/excess skin

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In a message dated 9/10/01 5:11:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

kat1765@... writes:

<< Dr.Anthone at USC said they do not need skin donations

no longer because they grow there own skin. >>

Maybe off the DS subject a bit? There's an article in the Aug 6 issue of

People mag I was reading today (yes I'm behind on my reading) where they used

the foreskin of circumcised babies to successfully skin graft a little girls

arms.

Sheryl

[Guest guest]

Dr.Anthone at USC said they do not need skin donations

no longer because they grow there own skin.

Kathy

--- Micky Belsheim wrote:

> We were told this by the plastic surgeon who spoke

> at our support meeting.

> I'll try to track down the info and share it if I

> can.

> Micky

> Re: locks of love/excess

> skin

>

>

> > From what I understand, this is not true. I do

> know several people

> > have have contacted burn centers and they were

> told that skin from an

> > abdominoplasty/tummy tuck was too fatty to use and

> they used cadaver

> > skin and also had success with using new/grown

> skin (which is

> > expensive though). So far in researching over a

> year, I have not

> > found anyone that actually was able to donate skin

> and/or get their

> > TT/abdominplasty paid for because they donated the

> skin. If you have

> > specific burn centers or hospitals that you know

> definitely do accept

> > it, I'm sure many people would be willing to

> donate even if they

> > didn't get paid.

> >

> > Anita

> > Pre-op in Denver

> >

> >

> > > >I'd like to add that there are some children's

> hospitals that will

> > pay for your plastic surgery if you donate the

> excess skin to their

> > burn centers.

> > >

> > > Which ones, Micky? I'd donate my excess skin

> even if they didn't

> > pay. --Steve

> > > --

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

We were told this by the plastic surgeon who spoke at our support meeting.

I'll try to track down the info and share it if I can.

Micky

Re: locks of love/excess skin

> From what I understand, this is not true. I do know several people

> have have contacted burn centers and they were told that skin from an

> abdominoplasty/tummy tuck was too fatty to use and they used cadaver

> skin and also had success with using new/grown skin (which is

> expensive though). So far in researching over a year, I have not

> found anyone that actually was able to donate skin and/or get their

> TT/abdominplasty paid for because they donated the skin. If you have

> specific burn centers or hospitals that you know definitely do accept

> it, I'm sure many people would be willing to donate even if they

> didn't get paid.

>

> Anita

> Pre-op in Denver

>

>

> > >I'd like to add that there are some children's hospitals that will

> pay for your plastic surgery if you donate the excess skin to their

> burn centers.

> >

> > Which ones, Micky? I'd donate my excess skin even if they didn't

> pay. --Steve

> > --

>

>

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