https://www.statnews.com/2017/03/02/bra ... kin-burns/
Using tilapia skin to help burn victims. Who'da thought?
Fascinating medical advance
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callmeslick
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Re: Fascinating medical advance
wild! 
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Re: Fascinating medical advance
I sure hope they're not using those Chinese farmed-raised-in-sewage Tilapia. The cure might be worse than the injury. 
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Re: Fascinating medical advance
This is little different from food of American broiler chickens.Tunnelcat wrote:I sure hope they're not using those Chinese farmed-raised-in-sewage Tilapia. The cure might be worse than the injury.
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Re: Fascinating medical advance
Even though they sterilize the Tilapia skin, it's still a revolting idea to use fish skin as a burn dressing, even with the scales removed. But hey, if it works, who am I to criticize the medical advancement of burn treatments. But I wonder why Tilapia is so special and not skin from some other species of fish? Does it still have a residual smell after it's treated? 
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