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Where Does Donor Tissue Come From for Plastic Surgery?
asked 1 year ago by anon
Latest answer by Carmen Kavali, MD
Question viewed 320 times
Tags: donor
After coming across an article on MMA fighters getting tissue implants from donors, I'm curious to know where the cadavers come from? Are they from any deceased organ donor? How about the tissue used to create a tissue matrix like AlloDerm? Hoping to shine some light in reference to a RealSelf blog post.
3 answers to Where Does Donor Tissue Come From for Plastic Surgery?
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Alloderm source
Alloderm is a tissue matrix from allogenic dermis. This means it comes from the dermis of someone other than the recipient. Alloderm is derived from cadaveric skin. It is harvested with a dermaplaner and stripped of antigenic proteins via a proprietary process. This means the company uses methods to remove donor cells and potential pathogens from the material. This material is indeed gained from deceased individuals. I am not certain where the cadavers...
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Jason R. Hess, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon
San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Where does AlloDerm come from?
AlloDerm comes from human cadavers. It is the dermal tissue with all cells removed, so it's non-antigenic. It is harvested by hand now, I believe, to allow for larger grafts to be produced (it used to be harvested by dermatome).
There are other types of dermal matrices available, such as Strattice (also made by LifeCell, the company that makes AlloDerm). Strattice comes from a porcine source (pig skin). Surgimend (TEI Biosciences) comes from a bovine...
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Carmen Kavali, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Alloderm
Alloderm is a dermal matirx that comes from cadaver skin. This is then treated to remove any pathogens.
