WANA (Sep 16) – Burn injuries rank as the second most common type of accident in Iran, with severe cases often leading to significant challenges for patients. Advanced technological methods for burn treatment have shown promise in surpassing traditional treatments.

 

Researchers at the Royan Research Institute have developed an innovative method for treating burns using live cells and tissues. This method utilizes a small piece of discarded skin from a newborn.

 

Ensiyeh Haji-Zadeh, Director of the Royan Advanced Products Technology Development Center, explains, “We use discarded skin from newborn boys. With a healthy newborn, after ensuring both the mother and baby are healthy through examinations and blood tests, we obtain a 1.5 cm piece of skin. From this, we can create cell banks and produce products for thousands of patients.”

 

The developed product resembles live skin and consists of three layers forming a cellular sheet. According to Nasrin Fallah, Head of Royan’s Skin Products Production, this product’s advantage over similar products lies in its use of living cells.

 

Once the cells and the cellular sheet are prepared, they are transferred to hospitals where the treatment process is carried out as an outpatient skin graft procedure.

 

The new technological product has completed its initial clinical trial phase, where it was used to treat five patients with deep burns. According to Ensiyeh Haji-Zadeh, the first phase of the clinical trials demonstrated that this method is not only safe and easy to use but also improves burn wounds without any side effects.

 

Royan Research Institute officials report that this product was developed in the past month and has not yet been commercialized. A similar product is already available on the market in South Korea, and it is anticipated that the Iranian version will be commercialized in the coming years.