Stem Cell Skin Gun Treats Severe Burns in
Days
One of the
most dangerous aspects of a severe burn is the potential for infection. Our
skin protects the body from invading organisms, providing a twenty-four hour
defense. When the skin gets severly burned, however, that defensive mechanism
is melted away. Not only does the patient have a lifetime of scarring to
endure, but the fear of invasive pathogens that could cause serious infection
while the burn is healing. Hastening the healing process has been approached in
a number of different ways, but today, a new stem cell treatment is on the
horizon that could revolutionize burn treatment and provide hope to individuals
who have been severely burned over a large area of their body.
The
treatment for serious burns is often time consuming and painful. It can take
weeks or even months for a burn to heal and patients must often stay in the
hospital or return frequently for treatments to keep infection at bay and the
healing process on track. After healing has taken place, patients are often
left with extensive scarring. But miraculously, a new stem cell spray gun,
promises to reduce the time it takes for patient’s to heal from a severe burn,
while promoting the growth of normal looking skin rather than the scar tissue
that is characteristic of a healed burn wound.
The flames
or heat itself that burns the tissue is not the most serious or deadly part of
a severe wound. Rather, infections pose the biggest threat to a patient’s
survival. The ability to regenerate a protective barrier over a major burn
wound can literally save a patient’s life and the stem cell spray gun is able
to do just that. This device utilizes stem cell technology to regrow skin,
spraying the stem cells onto the area to be treated. The process is relatively
simple and straightforward. Amazingly, a few days after the treatment, the
patient regrows skin that looks normal and healthy. Because of its quick
action, the stem cell spray gun allows patients to heal quickly, lessening the
risk of infection.
The stem
cell spray gun was developed by Dr. Jorg Gerlach from the University of
Pittsburgh’s McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The stem cells are
harvested from the adult burn victim and then
sprayed directly onto the wound. Because of the way stem cells work in
the body, healthy skin is able to be regenerated without major scarring. And
the process of regrowing skin is remarkably fast. Faster than any other burn
treatment currently available today.
Because the
stem cells used for the spray gun belong to the patient themselves, there is no
risk of an immune response against them. The patient’s body will not reject the
stem cells and indeed, these specialized little units are able to build any
type of tissue in the body according to the specifications laid out by each
individual’s DNA. The stem cells used for the spray gun are not embryonic stem
cells, so there is no controversy over making use of them.
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