![]() ![]() Meanwhile, the German pharmaceutical company Birken AG–now owned by Amryt Pharma–is currently developing a gel made from birch bark extract to treat wounds. Research also suggests that using fish skin in burn treatment could reduce hospital costs by up to 60 percent. Preclinical studies found that fish skin had a higher resistance and greater stretch ability than pig skin. However, the researchers found that due to its healing properties, patients with burns that needed repeat consultations now request fish skin bandages. “The major concerns were whether the skins would subsequently come off, if the fish odor would remain.” (Credit: Reuters/Paulo Whitaker)įelipe Rocher, a researcher on the team that carried out the research from the Federal University of Ceara in Brazil, said that initially the patients were frightened by the idea of using the fish skin on their body. ![]() Scales are removed, but their pattern remains. It is processed with a patented method and sterilized before use. The fish skin contains large amounts of moisture and a type of collagen protein at comparable levels to human skin, which the researchers said prevented scarring and promoted healing. Over 300 patients have used the treatment. The method has been patented and is now being used in hospitals around the world. ![]() Leading dermatologists are advising the use of sustainable fish skin to treat burns as a clinical trial in Brazil found that tilapia skin is more effective than standard burn bandages. The specialist even paid Archer a visit and showed Dr. Still, she said, “I’m willing to use anything that might actually help a patient.Doctors are using bark, fish skin and other natural products to treat burns and wounds as research suggests they could be better than synthetic bandages. The specialist recommended a newer treatment that entails using the skins from tilapia fish and placing them on the burns in order to promote healing. Jeanne Lee, interim burn director at the University of California at San Diego’s regional burn center, told Stat News. The only issue might be sterilizing and preparing enough skin to meet hospitals’ needs, Dr. Their high tension, moisture, and concentration of collagen proteins that aid scarring actually make them preferable to human or pig skin. In Brazil, these solutions are scarce, so the fish offer a cheaper, more widely available option. Massachusetts General Hospital scientists recently found that skin from genetically modified pigs protects skin for twice as long as baboon skin (which is similar to humans’). When that’s not available, they might use pig skin. In the U.S., doctors sometimes cover burns with skin from another part of the patient’s body or from a dead human donor. If further tests continue to show clinical promise, the researchers hope this becomes a common practice. And while the usual cream prevents infections, the new treatment also helps burns heal days before they otherwise would. One reason for such an incredible discovery is that Brazilian medical researchers face different problems than their American counterparts. The results were shocking, not only did the treatment cost 75 less than the cream and gauze method. The researchers began experimenting with Tilapia, which is one of Brazil’s cheapest and most abundant species of fish. That’s important, since changing the dressings can be a very painful process. In Brazil, Tilapia skin was previously considered garbage, but doctors’ ability to use fish skin to heal burn victims has changed those opinions. When researchers at Jos Frota wanted to address this issue, they had a novel idea: using fish skin to heal burn victims. Unlike traditional gauzes, the fish skins don’t have to be removed at all for milder burns, and they’re changed far less frequently for severe ones. Second-degree burns affect skin’s top and lower layers (dermis. The top layer of skin (epidermis) turns red and is painful but doesn’t typically blister. Burn degrees include: First-degree burns are mild (like most sunburns). Your provider will evaluate the extent of skin damage. “After they put on the tilapia skin, it really relieved the pain,” dos Santos said in the piece. Healthcare providers classify burns by degrees of severity. Once the tilapia skin is applied, the appearance can be a bit alarming, making the patient look like a human-fish hybrid (or, as another participant told Stat News, “a mutant”). Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play ![]()
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