How to Use skin graft in a Sentence

skin graft

noun
  • The surgery was a skin graft and tissue transplant from her arm.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Some of the mice then received the skin graft, which used human cells.
    — John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Her kidney went to her own brother, while skin grafts and stem cells helped dozens more.
    — Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
  • At the time, doctors took a skin graft from her left arm to build a new upper lip for her.
    — Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Surgeons sometimes use a skin graft to cover the scarred area.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The skin grafts are usually taken from donors' backs or the back of their legs.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 11 Dec. 2019
  • He is expected to receive skin grafts to help treat his injuries.
    — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
  • Perez had trouble using them after having skin grafts on her legs.
    — Natalie Angley, CNN, 23 Mar. 2018
  • His chest and stomach are covered by leathery skin grafts and scar tissue.
    — Cynthia Hubert, sacbee, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Mason underwent surgery to get skin grafts to start the healing process.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 1 May 2023
  • Since that day, the couple have had multiple surgeries and skin grafts.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 13 July 2023
  • Manus had to undergo skin grafts, using healthy donor skin from the unburned parts on her left thighs.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Memphis Rose also suffers from pressure sores and may need a skin graft.
    — Linda Marx, PEOPLE.com, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Her doctors tried a skin graft, but by then an infection was already moving through her veins.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 May 2024
  • After a successful skin graft, I was discharged in a week.
    — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Pigs have long been used in medicine for procedures like skin grafts and implantations of heart valves.
    — Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Both Vish and her 6-year-old, Torin, will undergo skin graft surgery this week.
    — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Prescott said the injuries might require a skin graft three weeks after her daughter sustained the burns.
    — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 9 May 2018
  • Wolf said that the first step is allowing the burn wounds to heal, which could include possible skin grafts.
    — Nick Powell, Houston Chronicle, 7 June 2018
  • The skin grafts come from donors -- like organ donors, skin donors register to donate their skin after death.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 11 Dec. 2019
  • While some wounds heal without stitches, others, like Rupp, will require a skin graft.
    — Fox News, 24 Sep. 2019
  • The 6-year-old is also expected to undergo surgery on her legs for skin grafts.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
  • Kennebrew has a small scar on the bridge of her nose, a square scar on her upper right thing and a burn/skin graft on the top of her right hand.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 13 Jan. 2020
  • Next, Giese needed a skin graft to cover the wound from the previous surgeries.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • After countless skin grafts and surgeries it had been saved, but had left her slightly disfigured in that area.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The water spilled down her leg and into her boot, causing severe burns that required skin grafts and left scarring.
    — Alexandra Deabler, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Grosjean underwent a skin graft surgery on his left hand in November.
    — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Instead, doctors used a skin graft from Angel’s thigh to repair the damage.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 2 May 2023
  • In the hospital, Chmielewski had skin grafts with skin taken from her back, thighs and buttocks.
    — Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • Vericel’s other key product is Epicel, a skin graft grown from a patient’s skin cells.
    — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2019

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