Degloving is a serious injury in which skin detaches from the muscle and bone. This article reviews the treatment and recovery process. Degloving is a type of soft-tissue injury that tears away the skin and subcutaneous tissue from the underlying structures. Learn about the mechanisms, symptoms, diagnosis and management of degloving and closed internal degloving (Morel-Lavallée lesion). A degloving injury happens when the topmost layers of your skin, including the ripped muscle, connective tissue, or bone, are removed. According to experts, these kinds of injuries can be life-threatening. Degloving injury: Loss of a large area of skin from somewhere on the body, usually the arms or legs. Learn more about degloving and what to do if it happens to you.
