Which graft type includes surviving sebaceous glands?

Full-thickness skin grafts contain both the epidermis and the full thickness of the dermis, which includes functioning sebaceous glands, sweat glands, and hair follicles. This makes them capable of integrating better with the surrounding tissue once implanted, thus providing improved functional and aesthetic outcomes for reconstruction purposes.

In contrast, split-thickness skin grafts only include the epidermis and a portion of the dermis, which means they do not contain sebaceous glands, leading to a more limited functional recovery in the grafted area. Dermis grafts or specific dermal grafts are composed solely of dermal tissue, excluding the epidermis, and therefore also lack sebaceous glands. Bone grafts, on the other hand, involve osseous tissue and have no connection to skin structures, as they do not comprise any type of glandular tissue. Therefore, the only graft type that includes surviving sebaceous glands is the full-thickness skin graft.