Discover how researchers are working to improve outcomes for older burn patients and reduce the risk of mortality.

According to the NHS, second-degree burns typically take around two weeks to heal, but the healing time can vary depending on the size and location of the burn. More severe burns usually leave a scar.

Burn injuries, particularly severe cases, require advanced care to manage pain, prevent infections, and promote healing. Using tilapia fish skin as a biological dressing has shown remarkable ...

Even after treatment with adrenocortical hormones such burns showed no conclusive improvement ... and generalized vasoconstriction was observed. At this time infection of the cheek pouch occurred ...

The most difficult recovery time is the period after excising the burns, and waiting for wounds to close due to the potential for infections, which is “the most feared and dangerous complication ...