Saturday, December 14, 2019

The New Zealand White Island volcano disaster has prompted offers of skin donation.



Dr Stefan Poniatowski reaches into a freezer where skin is kept at around –150C


In the aftermath of the White Island volcano tragedy, it emerged that Australia's three skin banks were at risk of running out of human skin.

So, how can you donate skin?

Unless you're having a skin graft done in hospital, where you're essentially donating skin from one part of your body to another, skin donations can only be taken from those who have died.
Dr Poniatowski says the best thing you can do is tell your family you want to be a tissue donor…..



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