The success of transferred skin grafts or flaps (which might include skin, deeper tissue, muscle and bone) is largely dependent on sufficient oxygen supply to the affected area. Hyperbaric treatment can be used to saturate the area with oxygen before and after grafting.

Skin Flap - Before/During/After HBOT

In treating skin grafts and flaps, HBOT promotes angiogenesis, increasing oxygen gradient between wound and surrounding environment. Fibroblast proliferation leads to increased collagen deposition, fibronectin and neovascularization.