Can skin grafts with complications still eventually turn out OK, or do they usually need more surgery?

October 4, 2014
Asked By:llyoung in North Carolina, NC

I had Moh's surgery on the tip of my nose a week and a half ago. I had a skin graft (full-graft) done last Friday and I don't think it went so well. My Dr. said that the first layer seemed to be kind of sloughing off, and there's this yellow, gooey, gloppy stuff that stinks over the wound. Can skin grafts with these kinds of complications still turn out all right, or will I most likely need more surgery? I would post a photo but I don't want everyone to lose their lunch.

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