Odd-Neighborhood5119 t1_j65rgen wrote on January 27, 2023 at 10:20 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Conjoined twin girls separated at Cook Children's Medical Center by leslie_n0pe

Before surgery. They place a air bags under the skin. Slowly adding air to stretch the skin and allowing for new growth. That extra skin is used for the grafts.

[deleted] t1_j663p5w wrote on January 27, 2023 at 11:45 PM

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Wurm42 t1_j6860z8 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 12:35 PM

None of the press coverage has gone into that level of detail.

[deleted] t1_j668o24 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 12:20 AM

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redander t1_j68gjlh wrote on January 28, 2023 at 2:17 PM

Could've they used spray on skin for these kids?

Odd-Neighborhood5119 t1_j68gryx wrote on January 28, 2023 at 2:19 PM

Spray on surgery glue will not allow the skin that would need to be stretched to hold.

redander t1_j68h7wk wrote on January 28, 2023 at 2:23 PM

What do you mean? Spray on skin is to help reduce scaring is what I thought.

https://www.templehealth.org/about/blog/spray-skin-technology-heal-severe-burns

[deleted] t1_j68kwl7 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 2:52 PM

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