IP International Journal of Aesthetic and Health Rejuvenation

A modification of the conventional skin board

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Article Type : Editorial

Author Details: F M Ahmed,R K Chittoria*,I Pathan,N Thomas

Volume : 4

Issue : 3

Online ISSN : XXXX

Print ISSN : XXXX

Article First Page : 49

Article End Page : 50

Abstract

Skin boards are a pair of wooden boards used to smooth the surface of the skin and make it easier for the skin knife to slide through. The skin board is used to tense the skin by placing the board against the skin and then drawing the two boards apart, flattening the surface and causing tension on the skin. A lubricant is applied to the skin to facilitate the passage of the knife (example- Vaseline). While stretching the skin, traditional skin boards scrape away the majority of this lubricant. The traditional skin boards have been modified by inserting longitudinal grooves on the surface that allow lubricant to glide through, allowing the lubricant to remain on the skin to be harvested. This change has little effect on the skin board's ability to tighten the skin, but it does create a flat, well-lubricated surface for the skin knife to pass over.

Keywords: Skin grafting, Skin board, Skin knife, Modified Skin board

Doi No:-10.18231