In Brazil, a fish called Tilapia mossambica is used to treat burns. The collagen in the tilapia’s skin creates a moist environment that is good for burns. At the same time, it supplies the burnt skin with the protein it needs to heal.
When two patients came in severely burned from a gunpowder explosion, the medical staff of a hospital in Brazil used tilapia skin to treat their burns. The treatment was so effective that new flesh grew in about two weeks.
In Brazil, a fish called Tilapia mossambica is used to treat burns. The collagen in the tilapia’s skin creates a moist environment that is good for burns. At the same time, it supplies the burnt skin with the protein it needs to heal.
