MIGLOBAL Presents Pioneer Skin Transplant in Spain

Iván Ernesto Moreno Plaza: The team of experts

Andalusia, in southern Spain, has become a place of interest to medical researchers around the world because a pioneering process in skin transplantation has been carried out in that locality, combining tissue engineering and nano structures extracted from a 29-year-old woman, who presented burn of 70% in her body since April, making it the first person to receive such treatment on the planet, occupying international headlines. Today, MIGLOBAL will present more information about this pioneer skin transplant.

The experts behind the experiment

The use of skin made from the patient's own cells avoids the risk of rejection by the body and improves recovery. Furthermore, this method is the first treatment using a chemical "harvested" substance from a seaweed, which aims to improve the elasticity and thickness of the skin. This patent has been registered in the Andalusian Health Service and the University of Granada, which has asked to be available nationwide.

Iván Ernesto Moreno Plaza: Talking about the procedure

Medical professionals from hospitals involved and the Andalusian Health Service and the University of Granada are confident that this new technique can improve the prognosis in many patients. The process was performed using skin leaves of 5.9 cm that were grafted into two batches, with the participation of the Cell Production Unit of the University, and the Major Burns Unit of the Virgen del Rocio in Seville, culminating the cycle of several years of hard work.

Hope for the near future

Iván Ernesto Moreno Plaza: Excelents results after the pioneer skin transplant

Dr. Miguel Alaminos, one of the head experts of the team that performed the intervention, explained that the creation of this biomaterial represents a milestone that comer after more than a decade of research and experiments with tissue engineering, and if all goes as is expected, it should allow the patient to leave the hospital in a month.