Honey Recommended for Use in Skin Grafts

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Honey Recommended for Use in Skin Grafts

 

 

 

A Different and Safe Method of Split Thickness Skin Graft Fixation:

Medical Honey Application

 

Burns, 2007 Jun 28

 

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Honey has been used for medicinal purposes since ancient times. Its

antibacterial effects have been established during the past few decades.

Still, modern medical practitioners hesitate to apply honey for local

treatment of wounds. This may be because of the expected messiness of

such local application. Hence, if honey is to be used for medicinal

purposes, it has to meet certain criteria.

 

 

 

The authors evaluated its use for the split thickness skin graft

fixation because of its adhesive and other beneficial effects in 11

patients. No complications such as graft loss, infection, and graft

rejection were seen. Based on these results, the authors advised honey

as a new agent for split thickness skin graft fixation…