Skin removal
Are there any programs that could use excess skin from weight loss for medical purposes? If, so how can I find out? Are there any programs that will perform the procedure for the skin?
Human skin that is healthy may be used for research by a University research department (e.g..http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2008471). Skin used as a skin substitutue for clinical purposes (e.g. acellular dermal matrix) is obtained from cadaver sources.
Michael L. Kreidstein MD
300 York Mills Road, Suite 211, Toronto, ON,
M2L 2Y5, CA
It would potentially be available through Centers that have Plastic and Reconstructive surgery programs.
Robert Whitfield MD, FACS
7200 Wyoming Springs, Suite 1400,
Round Rock, TX, 78761, US