You’ll need to keep your surgical bandage on for a full 5 to 7 days to allow the skin graft to take. The surgeon will remove your bandage and check on how your graft is healing at your follow-up ...

Skin graft. If there is no flap of skin available ... to take proper care of your wound after you’re sent home. Always follow your doctor’s instructions for wound care. General care ...

But the more traditional approaches – like surgery or a human skin graft – were either too risky or not feasible for a preterm infant like Eliana. Her condition was too fragile. “She was a ...