Sensory perception and neuroanatomical structures in normal and grafted skin of burn survivors

Touch, cold and warmth thresholds and magnitude estimations do not return to normal levels after skin grafting in burn survivors. The elevation of thresholds and reduction of sensory intensity is accompanied by a general decrease in the density of nerve terminals. The lack, or numerical reduction, of sweat glands and innervated blood vessels was also indicative of diminished sensation on grafted skin.