Split skin grafts in young children should be harvested from:
Paial Thickness (Thiersch) or Split Skin Graft Consist of epidermis and variable poion of dermisQ Site: Thigh (MC)Q upper arm, flexor aspect of forearm and abdominal wall Grafts are hairless and do not sweatQ (these structures are not transferred) MC causes of skin graft failure: Hematoma (or seroma), infection, and movement (shear).
Buttocks
Thigh
Trunk
Upper limb
Plastic Surgery and Skin Lesions