“How long will it take for my skin graft to heal?”
My hands are covered in burns from a recent baking incident, and I'm going to have a skin graft done on them soon. My doctor told me that I would need to avoid any strenuous activities so that I wouldn't irritate the site, but he didn't tell me how long the recovery would be for the surgery. How long is the recovery period for a skin graft to heal completely?
5 Answers
4-6 weeks
I'm sorry to hear about your burns. The treatment for burns is multifaceted and at times requires skin grafting. Most skin grafts will heal in 4-6 weeks. However, it really depends on the area that the grafts are placed and mainly how healthy the tissue under the burn area is. If it is healthy and has lots of blood supply then the skin graft should heal faster. If it is not then it will take longer. I hope you recover fully from your injuries and get back to your daily life.
2 weeks to 2 months.
Skin grafts are healed when the scars are soft and no longer red. It can be a quickly as one year or a number of years. Applying pressure to the graft when your plastic surgeons tell you will help the scar mature
You will need to keep your hands still in splints for about 10 days. Subsequently you will need therapy to maximize your recovery. It will be 3 weeks before you can function more. Keep the faith and follow the instructions of your doctor. Good luck.
