Most people are aware that eyes and other organs are donated after death, but the concept of skin donation is relatively unknown in India, noted Dr Vispi Jokhi, chief cultural officer of Masina Hospital, in his blog "Musings, Own Thoughts.”
Having experimented with various methods of skin cover for burn injury victims, Bombay’s Masina Hospital has pioneered a skin bank, creating Indian standards and protocols for harvesting skin deemed the largest organ in the human body.
Above l: Dr Vispi Jokhi; above r: Kharas burns unit at Masina Hospital
Jokhi specified the skin should be harvested within six to eight hours of......