You've may have heard of "Locks of Love?" Well I'm calling this "Lots of Love."
A clinic in New Jersey is asking people who have lost weight and who have undergone surgery to remove their excess skin to donate their skin to a unique skin donation program-the first of its kind in the country.
The skin is then used for a variety of medical purposes, including treating burn victims.
Typically, skin is taken from the deceased according to the article below, but for some more intensive surgeries, a larger amount of skin from a live patient is preferred.
I have thought about skin donation before and am not exactly sure how I feel about donating organs when I die. It is a very personal and serious decision.
But I'm curious to know, what you guys think? Would you donate your excess skin?
http://mybiglife.com/plastic-surgery/body-contouring/510-do-you-have-excess-skin-from-weight-loss-donate-it.html
posted @ Friday, April 09, 2010 9:24 PM