Biopsy is a procedure in which a sample of tissue/ cells is taken from the body, processed in a laboratory and then examined under a microscope. There are different types of biopsies which can be performed. The most common indication for a biopsy is to determine whether tissue or a tumor is malignant (cancerous) or […]
Liquid Biopsy-Procedure, Uses and Limitations
A liquid biopsy is a test done on a sample of blood to diagnose cancer and is a simple, non-invasive alternative to surgical biopsies. In this test, cells or fragments of DNA from a tumor that are circulating in the blood are detected. A biopsy is a procedure where depending on the lesion size, the […]
Biologic Skin Substitutes and Synthetic Skin Substitutes
Skin substitutes are wound coverage materials that aid in wound closure and replace the functions of the skin, either temporarily or permanently, depending on the product characteristics. Skin represents approximately 16% of the total body weight. Skin has main functions of protection of inner structures, important role in protein and vitamin D metabolism. Restoration of […]
Sterlization Methods and Their Use
Sterilization or sterilisation is the process that eliminates, removes, kills, or deactivates all forms of life and other biological agents such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, spore forms, prions, unicellular eukaryotic organisms such as Plasmodium present in a specified region, such as a surface, a volume of fluid, medication, or in a compound such as biological culture media. Sterilization has a very important role in making and keeping medical devices, implants, […]
What is Flap Surgery and Its Types
Flap surgery is a type of plastic and reconstructive surgery which involved flap, a unit of tissue] transfer from one site (donor site) to another (recipient site) while maintaining its own blood supply. A graft is a transfer of tissue without its own blood supply. This feature differentiates the two terms. Thus the graft survival depends […]
Skin Grafting – Indications and Procedure
Skin grafting is procedure of that transplants skin tissue from donor site, to the recipient site for reconstructing a defect in the skin. Most of the skin grafting tissues are autografts. An autograft is tissue transferred from one location to another on the same patient. An isograft is tissue transferred between two genetically identical individuals. […]