Split-Thickness Skin Graft (STSG)| | | | | | Thin STSG: 0.005–0.012 in
Medium STSG: 0.012–0.018 in
Thick STSG: 0.018–0.030 in | | | | | |
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- Epidermis + partial-thickness dermis
- STSGs are categorized further as thin (0.005-0.012 in), intermediate (0.012-0.018 in), or thick (0.018-0.030 in) based on the thickness of dermis
- Advantages: ability to cover large defects (especially if graft fenestrated), higher likelihood of survival as less metabolic demand, allows for detection of tumor recurrence in cutaneous oncology
- Disadvantages: less cosmetically desirable color and texture, granulation tissue at donor site, increased contracture at wound site (more than with FTSG), lack adnexal structures (do not produce sebum, hair, sweat)
- Donor sites: buttocks, thighs, arms, abdomen
- One week postop: pink to skin-colored
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