▁and ▁trans pl anted ▁onto ▁another ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁individual , ▁e . g ., ▁skin ▁gra ft . ▁ ▁Is og raft : ▁gra ft ▁taken ▁from ▁one ▁individual ▁and ▁placed ▁on ▁another ▁individual ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁gen etic ▁constitution , ▁e . g ., ▁gra ft s ▁between ▁identical ▁tw ins . ▁ ▁Al log raft : ▁gra ft ▁taken ▁from ▁one ▁individual ▁placed ▁on ▁gen et ically ▁non - ident ical ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁species . ▁ ▁X en og raft : ▁gra ft ▁taken ▁from ▁one ▁individual ▁placed ▁on ▁an ▁individual ▁belonging ▁to ▁another ▁species , ▁e . g ., ▁animal ▁to ▁man . ▁ ▁Types ▁of ▁gra ft ing ▁The ▁term ▁gra ft ing ▁is ▁most ▁commonly ▁applied ▁to ▁skin ▁gra ft ing , ▁however ▁many ▁t issues ▁can ▁be ▁gra ft ed : ▁skin , ▁b one , ▁n erves , ▁tend ons , ▁neur ons , ▁blood ▁vessels , ▁fat , ▁and ▁cor nea ▁are ▁t issues ▁commonly ▁gra ft ed ▁today . ▁ ▁Specific ▁types ▁include : ▁ ▁Sk in ▁gra ft ing ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁to ▁treat ▁skin ▁loss ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁w ound , ▁burn , ▁in fection , ▁or ▁surg ery . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁dam aged ▁skin , ▁it ▁is ▁removed , ▁and ▁new ▁skin ▁is ▁gra ft ed ▁in ▁its ▁place . ▁ ▁Sk in ▁gra ft ing ▁can ▁reduce ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁treatment ▁and ▁hospital ization ▁needed , ▁and ▁can ▁also ▁improve ▁function ▁and ▁appearance .