Skin cell gun may be the cure for sever burn victims

[LagerHead]

This is amazing. I have never had a severe burn, but the minor ones I have had have hurt like the bejeezus. I can't even imagine the pain of severe 2nd and 3rd degree burns. If this is as good as it sounds it could change lives literally overnight.

[Dolomite_supafly]

Absolutely amazing, there shold be no reason why this shouldn't be in every ER across the nation.

The cells are coming from the individual who is hurt so there should be no religious debate over its use.

Dolomite

[Guest Jcochran88]

That is awesome, if it really works like they say it will be a life savor for a lot of people. So basically it replaces the skin graph correct?

[kb4ns]

Amazing!

[mav]

That was awesome.

[LagerHead]

Absolutely amazing, there shold be no reason why this shouldn't be in every ER across the nation.

The cells are coming from the individual who is hurt so there should be no religious debate over its use.

Dolomite

Just to be clear, the religious debate was only ever about embryonic stem cell research. Christian objections to this are obvious and there is ample data to show that embryonic stem cells show less promise than many other types.

That is awesome, if it really works like they say it will be a life savor for a lot of people. So basically it replaces the skin graph correct?

My understanding, with the usual caveat that I'm neither a medical professional and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, is that it is a new form of skin graft that just replaces the Petri dish technique. So instead of waiting for a week or more for a small patch to grow in a dish, they use the cells directly on the burn and let the human body be the Petri dish, if you will.

While my understanding may be way off, the implications are still fascinating. I wonder if any of our medical community members here might have heard of this and could add some more information. I for one think it's amazing. The amount of suffering that it could eliminate just can't be measured. I hope we see this technology in widespread use very soon, assuming of course that it turns out to be as great as it sounds. Or even half as great for that matter.

[Dolomite_supafly]

Money, without a doubt, will be the deciding factor in its use. Not how cheply it can be used but how much profit can be earned by its use.

Dolomite

[Erik88]

that was incredible

[Guest db99wj]

If this works, it is truly phenomenal. The problem I have with the report is that they said "This is what his skin probably looked like, this is what it looks at today" That statement bothers me, because it's whole point is the transformation from the burnt skin to the healed, but they actually don't show the before and after.

I hope, for burn victims sake, that the producers didn't do a great job.

[LngRngShtr]

If it works as advertised I am all for it,.. last July due to a "work related incident" I got to experience the Vanderbilt Burn Clinic, 6 weeks of visits and narrowly avoiding a skin graft I would have to say two things,..

1. Vanderbilt Burn Clinic ROCKS !

2. Waiting 6 weeks to see if you get infected or not due to an open wound SUCKS ! ( all healed now,no infection )

John

[LagerHead]

If this works, it is truly phenomenal. The problem I have with the report is that they said "This is what his skin probably looked like, this is what it looks at today" That statement bothers me, because it's whole point is the transformation from the burnt skin to the healed, but they actually don't show the before and after.

I hope, for burn victims sake, that the producers didn't do a great job.

Good point. On the severe end 2nd degree can look like this. Third degree burns extend all the way into the layers beneath the dermis so it is an accurate representation of what might have been.

Either way, if it could possibly turn LngRngShtr's 6 weeks into 1-2 weeks, it's a no brainer.

[E4 No More]

Having been badly burned with 2nd degree burns as a 14 year old, I think this is freak'n cool!

[strickj]

Just to be clear, the religious debate was only ever about embryonic stem cell research. Christian objections to this are obvious and there is ample data to show that embryonic stem cells show less promise than many other types.

You'd be surprised at the religious resistance to anything grown in a lab.

There's a lot of misinformation about stuff out there that scares the hell out of people. It's very similar to guns, where people hear something and take it for truth... then vow to make sure it's illegal.

Having been badly burned with 2nd degree burns as a 14 year old, I think this is freak'n cool!

I had 2nd degree burns on my upper arms when I was 13 or 14. I had the painful, nasty bubbled skin but was lucky enough to to need skin grafts.

[vontar]

Wow, now they have proved it can work. Now how many years before they start using it on a large scale?

I can only image someone that sees this report, knows about this now and a year late might need it and find it is still not available and they end up scared for life when this could have been used instead.

I would like to know more and I agree more research will need to be done. However given the choice I bet most people would jump for that over the current choice.

[LngRngShtr]

I am thinking using this to seal up kids is the best place to develop it for use...more of an infection fighting tool to close the open wound...

"Keep this open wound clean for 6-8 weeks ....don't even sweat in it.." for a kid is nearly impossible.. I had a hard time doing it and I was 39

And a lot of the pain I had was after the removal of the skin ( full thickness burn) when the nerves got exposed to the outside world during bandage changes...this would if it works eliminate most of that..while the skin buds formed and grew back..

John

[vontar]

LngRngShtr, you are right there are so many possible uses for this. Not just burns but many open sores I bet. I beat even after surgery to reduce scars as well.