Help for burn victims - | Donor skin for Crans-Montana victims - | is that possible?
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Advanced Skin Treatment for Burn Victims from Crans-MontanaSince January, a severe burn patient from Crans-Montana is receiving cutting-edge synthetic skin therapy in Stuttgart.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-nachrichten.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-nachrichten.de
- Autologous skin grafts remain the primary method for treating severe burn wounds, as living donor skin transplants are not feasible.
- Cadaveric donor skin is used temporarily to protect large wounds from infection and fluid loss.
- Animal-derived skin substitutes and synthetic membranes like Suprathel provide interim coverage for skin defects.
- Suprathel decreases pain, stimulates tissue growth, and achieves healing without autografts in nearly 95% of deep second-degree burns.
With the so-called Suprathel, it has been possible for the first time to heal deep second-degree burns without a transplant of autologous skin, achieving good cosmetic and functional results in almost 95 percent of cases.— Matthias Rapp, Head of the Severe Burn Injury Center at Marienhospital Stuttgart, discussing the benefits of the synthetic membrane Suprathel.
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