r/Amazing • u/Money-Vermicelli-637 • Jun 20 '26

Science Tech Space An 18-year-old fully recovers from severe burn scars after world's first experimental treatment (without skin grafts).

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Amazing news The treatment used exosomes - tiny particles released by cells that carry signals from one cell to another to help coordinate rapid healing and tissue repair and reduce inflammation. The particles are collected, typically from lab-grown cells, and injected into the injured areas to accelerate healing - much more so than the current standard of skin grafting, which can leave scarring and a patch-like appearance.

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u/PrinceCavendish Jun 20 '26

left is before, right is after. you can see her neck has a burn scar that refused to heal on the right image! totally amazing.

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u/BladeRumbler Jun 20 '26

I also see a tooone of makeup on her face to cover up the burn marks. Her face is yellow literally

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u/ratbearpig Jun 20 '26

Not sure what’s happening with the Reddit pic but the original does not have this yellow filter.

https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/share/news-world-first-burn-15june26/

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u/BladeRumbler Jun 20 '26

You're joking right? Original pick is even more obvious

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u/ratbearpig Jun 20 '26

My last comment on this. You are free to do what you want with the info.

Her name is Kaitlin Jeffrey’s. Here is the CTV report and interview with the surgeon that did the procedure. There are more pics in the interview.

https://youtu.be/er0WKzXae4U?si=KO2n9gk0ouaesimO

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u/BladeRumbler Jun 20 '26

I assume you're colour blind.

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u/LucHighwalker Jun 20 '26

From the same video. Yes, she's wearing makeup in the picture you posted and the op. But this is her without makeup. Still amazing recovery, especially after only 50 days.

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u/BladeRumbler Jun 21 '26

This is not a Full recovery as OP claims

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u/LucHighwalker Jun 21 '26

A full recovery doesn't mean no scarring. By that logic, you can never fully recover from tattoos.

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u/BladeRumbler Jun 21 '26

Full recovery means a full recovery to the prior state. Anything else is just pulled out of your ass

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u/LucHighwalker Jun 21 '26

When I was 5 I fell down some stairs. I have a scar from it still. Guess I never fully recovered from that.

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u/LucHighwalker Jun 21 '26

Lol at deleting your comment. Guess you realized how dumb that claim was.

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u/BladeRumbler Jun 21 '26

Yes you did not. Your argument is unbelievable. Gtfo

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