In some good publicity for the organ donation drive, actor Paresh Rawal and his wife Swaroop Sampat have decided to donate their skin.
The couple has signed up with the NBI skin bank and is designated as ambassadors for skin donation awareness. This drive will help the cause of burn victims.
Boils - Treatment by Drugs
Diabetes patients have reduced immunity, which makes them more susceptible to skin infections like boils. These can be easily treated using antibiotics.
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Dr Shilpa Karnik of the National Burn Institute's (NBI) Skin Bank confirmed that the couple will now work to increase awareness about skin donation.
"The brand ambassadorship of Rawal and Sampath and their gesture to donate skin could go a long way in creating awareness about skin donation to burn patients to relieve them from their pain and infection," said Karnik.
Skin harvesting is usually done after death and doctors can take up to a 8th of skin from lower extremities as well as the back.
Source: Medindia
Skin harvesting is usually done after death and doctors can take up to a 8th of skin from lower extremities as well as the back.
Source: Medindia
Skin Disorder
Skin types can range from oily to dry, extreme dryness accompanied by rashes and itching can often denote the presence of a skin problem or skin disorder.
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Skin Disease
Skin diseases also known as dermatologic disorders are many in number and so are their causes. The common skin diseases or skin disorders are usually related to the epidermal layer of skin.
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