Skingrafts and Cancer

When I was first burned I was told to stay out of the sun, and that I was at a higher risk for skin cancer. What I didn't understand until recently was how that skin cancer might manifest. Any sore that won't heal is something that needs to be checked out by your burn unit physician. For all these years putting lotion on my skingrafts, I never really understood what to look for on the skin itself. I guess the lesson to be learned for me was, if anything appears on your grafts that doesn't look normal - go to a burn treatment center and have it looked at by people who understand skingrafts, don't just go to your regular family doctor.