Allograft And Xenograft: How To Burn Wound

This chapter brought about much needed information about how the skin naturally heals itself overtime, touches briefly on how scars are formed, and how to properly care for the burn wound. I was surprised to learn about two other methods of skin reconstruction, the allograft and xenograft. I’m guess that I did not discover these procedures when I was doing my level one research, because they only temporarily close the wound. An allograft uses cadaver skin from another person to cover the exposed epithelial tissue, while a xenograft uses skin from a different animal. These procedures are usually performed when there is a small window of time to prevent the spread of infection. Even though these are not permanent solutions, they start the healing