Skin removal tool for skin grafts - photo

[ranald]

Yeah its been ok for a long time now. The only bad thing about a graft directly to a muscle is that is how it stays since there is no fascia sheet or a web of fibers for collagen to grow so I have a 4 inch diameter section of skin directly attached to the calf muscle. I could have had several scar reduction surgeries where over time they would have gradually pulled and stretched the natural skin to an ever smaller area and the insurance I carried at the time would have covered much of it, but I didn't see the need.
Most folks can't understand how a close range gun shot wound short of a shotgun could make such a gash so if I happened to be at the beach I would simply say I was bitten by a shark trying to eat the jellyfish that had attached itself to my leg. They would see dead jellies laying on the beach and say Ok that makes sense. I would always roll over laughing after they left

The shark was on a staple diet. GLAD IT HAS FINALLY HEALED.Some injuries take forever to loose the memory: I was hit in the thumb with a cane knife & every now & then a weird sensation occurred when doing simple things: could never hitch hike a ride as the pain was less than the sensation. I wont show my scars: it 'd be too much like Mel Gibson & renee Russo (besides none are as nasty looking as that one).LOL

[Frank S]

The shark was on a staple diet. GLAD IT HAS FINALLY HEALED.Some injuries take forever to loose the memory: I was hit in the thumb with a cane knife & every now & then a weird sensation occurred when doing simple things: could never hitch hike a ride as the pain was less than the sensation. I wont show my scars: it 'd be too much like Mel Gibson & renee Russo (besides none are as nasty looking as that one).LOL

I was back at work only a week after the incident the staples were yanked out over a period of 2 visits a couple weeks later I took up long range bicycle riding for a couple of years after that and would do as much as 75 to 100 miles on a week end best therapy for something like that there is. I would often feel a burning pulling sensation during the rides then a few days later a pimple like area would appear and I would dig out a staple I think a total of 12 staples came out that way over several years
Yeah but Mel and Renee's scars were glued on. I got hit by an arrow where Forest Gump described his wound to Nixion when I was a kid then I broke my cousins jaw for shooting me.He went to the DR and I just used hydrogen peroxide and Watkins petrocarbon salve NO there won't be a picture probably couldn't find a 55 year old scar if there is one anyway.

[ranald]

I was back at work only a week after the incident the staples were yanked out over a period of 2 visits a couple weeks later I took up long range bicycle riding for a couple of years after that and would do as much as 75 to 100 miles on a week end best therapy for something like that there is. I would often feel a burning pulling sensation during the rides then a few days later a pimple like area would appear and I would dig out a staple I think a total of 12 staples came out that way over several years
Yeah but Mel and Renee's scars were glued on. I got hit by an arrow where Forest Gump described his wound to Nixion when I was a kid then I broke my cousins jaw for shooting me.He went to the DR and I just used hydrogen peroxide and Watkins petrocarbon salve NO there won't be a picture probably couldn't find a 55 year old scar if there is one anyway.

Weird how the body expels stuff like staples & hardwood that are well imbeded.
You were hit by an arrow(glad your body didn't have to expel that one): while my brother flung a pro dart at me & I jumped out the way (like at the end of an eposide of green hornet or other) & the dart found its mark in our mother's forehead.
Cheers'
Ranald