Prince Harry praised a club of "incredibly impressive" World War II veterans who survived severe burns to play a key role in the development of plastic surgery, Newsweek reports.
AVITA Medical’s Katie Bush, PhD, discusses how the RECELL skin regeneration system is helping plastic surgeons in hospital and clinic settings reduce donor site burden, accelerate healing, and improve outcomes in acute wound care and reconstructive procedures.
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In a new study, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists discovered that the alphaCT1 molecule may help repair the skin’s collagen matrix by altering how scar-forming cells behave. The findings were published in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal.
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In a groundbreaking study, a research team has found that chronic wounds in preclinical models were able to heal with normal, scar-free skin following treatment with an acellular product discovered at Mayo Clinic, Health Europa reports.
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A newly identified genetic factor allows adult skin to repair itself like the skin of a newborn babe. The discovery by Washington State University researchers has implications for better skin wound treatment as well as preventing some of the aging process in skin, they suggest.
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Jointechlabs – a provider of point-of-care regenerative medicine therapies – announces that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the company’s MiniTC for point-of-care fat tissue processing designed to obtain microfat (or fat grafts), for multiple indications.
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The new Netflix show “Skin Decision” follows plastic surgeon Dr. Sheila Nazarian and Nurse Jamie Sue Sherrill as they help patients repair wounds that have happened to them because of trauma and abusive relationships. YourTango shares about who she is and what her career was like before the show.
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Integra LifeSciences Holding Corporation announces the launch of AmnioExcel Plus Placental Allograft Membrane, its latest wound care offering to support soft tissue repair.
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A team of researchers in Canada have successfully trialled a new handheld 3D skin printer, which treats severe burns by ‘printing’ new skins cells directly onto a wound, IOP Publishing notes in a media release.
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Endonovo Therapeutics Inc announces sales of SofPulse units to multiple plastic surgery centers, in a media release.
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Generex Biotechnology Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Olaregen Therapeutix, Inc, is introducing Excellagen Aesthetics for the cosmetic surgery and aesthetic dermatology market.
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A chemical compound found in essential oils improves the healing process in mice when it is topically applied to a skin wound — a finding that could lead to improved treatments for skin injuries in humans, according to researchers from Indiana University (IU).
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LONDON (Reuters) – Surgical teams treating dozens of casualties suffering horrific burns after a deadly volcano eruption in New Zealand will be tested to the limits of their expertise, a London-based specialist said [recently].
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While the popularity of tattoos has grown, regulation of the industry has not, CNN reports.
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