Sight is restored to someone with a damaged or diseased cornea. Heart valves are used on both adults and children. Skin is used for burn patients and the skin removed during a donation is only the thickness of a sun burn peel. Saphenous vein is used for heart by-pass surgery. Bone segments are used by orthopedic, neurosurgery, and plastic surgeons.
Soft tissue is used to repair tendon and ligament damage.
This information is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional care.