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- 4. Tilapia skin burn bandage Esraa Ismail Mohamed Sara abdelsatar Donia Esam omar
- 5. Types of skin burn
- 6. usual treatment of burns 1st degree: cold water , skin product cream “aloe vera” &antibiotic oint.& pain medication &loose gauze 2nd degree : antibiotic oint. , keep area clean “bandaging” , pain medication “acetaminophen” 3rd degree : skin grafting or use synthetic skin antibiotic IV , fluid therapy “scar”
- 7. DisaDvantages of usual treatment • Expensive • Pain from daily change of bandage • Bandages not help in wound healing • Scaring
- 8. • tilaPia sKin Burn BanDage
- 10. • IN BRAZIL .IT IS STARTED FROM THERE “2017” .FISH FARMING IS A BIG BUSINESS .52 burn case , thousands of cases .DOCTORS .. (1) STERILIZATION “chlorehexidine&glycerol” (2)Radiosterilization “sterilized against virus “ (3)Odorless
- 11. • In USA • Burning of California forests • 2 bears & cougar • Application on animals • As usual give excellent results then it is generalized in many vet. hospitals & clinics
- 13. •Tilapia skin as burn bandage • Cheap “75 cent” “<60%” • High in moisture • High collagen content • Prevent scarring while promoting the healing • Low mechanical stress “stretching” • As good as human donor skin • Excellent results with 2nd &3rd burn degrees
- 14. • Healing takes 9-11 day on average “2nd degree” • Environmentally beneficial • Prevent loss of moisture & proteins from wound • Block contamination • Until now, No cmplication • No need for daily change “weekly”