Thursday, August 16, 2012

Unscarred! And no more

With medical miracles becoming the order of the day, it ain’t that tough to save your skin anymore... While skin grafting has given hope to many patients in the past, with the introduction of artificial skin transplants in India, the process offers a ray of hope to even those who are left without a shred of skin

In recent years, improvements in medical science have taken enormous leaps. Some years back, fatal ailments or life-threatening injuries would render one helpless, sometimes for life. But now, thanks to the advancements in medical science, on the horizon flickers a ray of hope for those struggling to battle more than just pain.

Parijat Bora, an employee at HCL (Hindustan Computers Limited), stared death in the face and went through the pain when her saree caught fire one day while she was offering prayers. With over 60% severe burns, Parijat’s life had come to a standstill. “My body was completely burnt face downwards and I could not even move my head. I still get goosebumps when I talk about the incident… oh what pain…” recounted Parijat with moist eyes. The injury had not just affected her physically, but had also destroyed her confidence, self esteem and her will to live. “I removed all the mirrors from my house and I could only figure out how ugly I looked from the reaction of people who came to visit me”, said Parijat. A skin grafting surgery came as a boon to Parijat, but that, again, wasn’t easy. A skin transplant surgery, grafting in Parijat’s case, had to be done using artificial skin (Integra). “An artificial skin surgery had never been done in India”, informed Dr. Sunil Choudhary, Consultant, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgey at Max Healthcare, who performed the surgery on Parijat. He also adds that this is an “extremely painful and long process.” India has only one vendor who provides artificial skin, so the skin had to be imported from the US.

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