{"id":356,"date":"2014-03-11T15:08:10","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T21:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grownuptech.com\/?p=356"},"modified":"2024-08-12T18:49:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T18:49:14","slug":"new-wound-care-technology-sounds-fishy-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oakwoodexperience.com\/staging\/2633\/new-wound-care-technology-sounds-fishy-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"New Wound Care Technology? Sounds Fishy to Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This may not sound like a techy subject, but without computers and other technology, this would not have been possible.<\/p>\n<p>The FDA has approved the use of a \u201cfish skin\u201d to facilitate healing of chronic wounds. Chronic wounds are different from \u201cregular\u201d wounds in the way they heal, and chronic wounds are often the direct result of diabetes or other circulatory issues. This fish skin is very similar to human skin. Unlike our skin, though, the fish skin contains Omega3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which helps promote wound healing, among other things.<\/p>\n<p>Wound healing occurs in stages, and in chronic wounds, the process stalls. The fish skin, when transplanted to a chronic wound site, \u201ckick starts\u201d the process.<\/p>\n<p>This should dramatically reduce amputations due to chronic wounds, but I\u2019m also excited about the possibilities this will open up for treating other serious wounds and possibly surgical technologies.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Keracis Fish Skin press release\" href=\"This may not sound like a techy subject, but without computers and other technology, this would not have been possible.  The FDA has approved the use of a \u201cfish skin\u201d to facilitate healing of chronic wounds. Chronic wounds are different from \u201cregular\u201d wounds in the way they heal, and chronic wounds are often the direct result of diabetes or other circulatory issues. This fish skin is very similar to human skin. Unlike our skin, though, the fish skin contains Omega3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which helps promote wound healing, among other things.  Wound healing occurs in stages, and in chronic wounds, the process stalls. The fish skin, when transplanted to a chronic wound site, \u201ckick starts\u201d the process.  This should dramatically reduce amputations due to chronic wounds, but I\u2019m also excited about the possibilities this will open up for treating other serious wounds and possibly surgical technologies.  The company making the material is based in Iceland. Here\u2019s a link to their press release  on the stuff.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The company making the material is based in Iceland. Here\u2019s a link to their press release \u00a0on the stuff.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This may not sound like a techy subject, but without computers and other technology, this would not have been possible. The FDA has approved the use of a \u201cfish skin\u201d to facilitate healing of chronic wounds. 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