The next two months involved a half - dozen surgeries to remove dead skin and debris from the jagged wound where his
leg had been severed, four inches below the knee; to take skin from his thigh for skin grafts; to build up the sound flesh
around the ends of his bones and then stretch it for a strong, tight
seal over the stump.
Over-stuffing can stretch the
leg elastics preventing it from creating a
seal around your child's groin /
legs which can cause the moisture to come into contact with clothing or simply leak right out, especially for side sleepers.