Has anyone heard of harvesting excess skin for use in transplants?

I heard about this at the dentist the other day- the hygienist said that a friend of hers had WLS 10 years ago and after losing his weight he contacted a hospital in Miami and had what sounds like a belt lipectomy and that his excess skin was donated to the burn unit for transplants. The idea is gross in one way but beautiful in another. Has anyone heard anything about this?

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