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Lescarden, Inc.: Catrix Pediatric Burn Study is Featured in Cosmetic Dermatology

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, October 5th, 2008

A study published in the peer reviewed journal, Cosmetic Dermatology, concludes that Lescarden's Catrix(R) Wound Dressing can provide clinicians with a viable non-surgical alternative to skin grafting for children suffering from second and third degree burns. This study was conducted at the Burn Center of Bestian Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

In this pilot study, the burn-healing efficacy of Catrix Wound Dressing was evaluated in deep and subdermal second and third-degree burns among 41 children who were unresponsive to conventional therapy with silver sulfadiazine, and whose parents refused recommended skin grafting.

In all cases, the wounds healed...

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