by American College of Emergency Physicians New research in the January edition of Annals of Emergency Medicine reveals that cooling with running water is the best initial treatment for a child’s burn. Researchers found that cool running water can reduce the odds of needing a skin graft, expedite healing and lessen the chance that a...
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Scientists find new ways to prevent skin scarring
by Oxford University Press A new study in Burns & Trauma, published by Oxford University Press, reveals promising new strategies to prevent skin scarring after injuries. While scars are common when wounds heal, hypertrophic scarring is a skin condition characterized by deposits of excessive amounts of collagen. This results in a thick and often raised...
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Gel made from the bark of a birch tree speeds up the healing of wounds from burns and reduces skin scarring (and it could be available to buy by the end of 2019)
Birch has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, expert says Gel using birch sped up healing in 86% of people compared to standard gel The product is being developed by experts who say there is a gap in treatment A chemical found in birch bark helps wounds heal faster and with less scarring than ordinary creams, researchers say. Tests on a gel, which contains betulin,...