Evolution of skin grafting for treatment of burns: Reverdin pinch grafting to Tanner mesh grafting and beyond

Skin grafting technique have evolved significantly over past 200 years from Reverdin pinch grafting to modern day meshed skin grafts using powered dermatome. Increasing the expansion ratio and improving the cosmetic and functional outcome are the main focus of ongoing skin grafting research and emerging techniques (such as Integra®, Recell®, Xpansion®) are showing promise.