VERSAJETtm Hydrosurgery Technique for the Preparation of Full Thickness Skin Grafts and the Creation of Retrograde Split Thickness Skin Grafts

Full- and split-thickness skin grafts continue to serve a vital role in lower extremity wound coverage, and meticulous preparation of the recipient site is vital to incorporation of the transplanted skin. A technique for the rapid, controlled preparation of full-thickness skin grafts and creation of thick-split thickness skin grafts from full-thickness donor tissue, using a high-pressure stream of saline solution, is described.