If the skin tear is large and there is a flap, your healthcare provider can sometimes maneuver the flap back into place, at least partially. The flap itself will shrink when it is torn so it will ...

Classification of skin tears Category I. Skin tears without loss of tissue are subdivided into: - Linear type (Fig 1) in which the epidermis and dermis are pulled in one layer from the supporting ...

Type 1 – No skin loss. Tear is linear and can be repositioned to cover the wound. Type 2 – Partial flap loss. Flap cannot be repositioned to cover the wound bed. Type 3 – Total flap loss ...

Flap-type skin tear – Partial-thickness wound. The epidermal flap can be approximated so that not more than one millimeter of dermis is exposed. Category II – Skin tears with partial tissue loss.

Skin graft. If there is no flap of skin available to reattach, your doctor may opt for a skin graft instead. A skin graft is done by taking a patch of healthy skin from one part of the body and ...