Summary
SPRAY-ON liquid skin is saving the lives of severe burns victims at the hospital where Sir Archibald McIndoe did pioneering work on badly burned aircrew during World War II.
Those being treated at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, West Sussex, include badly scalded children who are being sprayed with the liquid skin in an attempt to save them from a life sentence of reconstructive surgery and scarring.See the full content of this document
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The Spray-On Skin That Beats Burns
Every year in the UK 600 people die as a result of burns and 250,000 are taken to AE. Scientists and surgeons at the hospital believe the spray will change the lives of the next generation of burns victims.
The procedure is basically two-tiered.First, a layer of skin taken from the patient's body is specially treated, or 'meshed', to make it l...See the full content of this document
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