One Person's Loss Can Be Another's Gain
That is certainly true for a Southern California woman who lost 145 pounds and donated her excess skin to help other patients who need it..
In May, Sheila underwent a four-hour surgery and had close to 50 pounds of skin removed. She donated that skin to the non-profit Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, which will use that excess skin to help other patients undergoing hernia operations, breast and pelvic floor reconstruction.
Last year, more than 200,000 patients received skin grafts donations from weight loss patients.
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