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Adelaide hospital pioneers new technique to treat burns without skin grafts

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Burn patient and survivor Glenn Ogg, first person to receive treatment with skin grown from his own cells. Source: AAP

An Australian man who suffered burns to 95 per cent of his body has received life-changing treatment thanks to cutting edge technology. The world-first treatment uses skin grown from the patient’s own cells.


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An Australian man who suffered burns to 95 per cent of his body has received life-changing treatment thanks to cutting edge technology. The world-first treatment uses skin grown from the patient’s own cells.



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