Link
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/military-biomask/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
Summary
So in the article I read its talking about how the military has been working on how to reconstruct the human face of those soldiers that have received severe burns from the war. The Scientist have developed a double layered mask that the patient will wear for a few months until the dammaged tissue is fully healed. The results from undergoing this process is said to completely regenerate the damaged portion of the face and have it looking like it did before. Doctors say it is better than the treatment they go now which is surgery that usually leaves the patient with deformaties or handicaps. This new procedure will be fully operational in military hospitals by 2017.
Would you not agree that this is pretty awesome? why or why not?
I think this is a really cool scientific innovation! The article doesn't say anything about the ethical issues involved with the mask so if there are no drawbacks or trade-offs with it then let it heal patients with severe facial injuries! This invention could dramatically reduce the severity (or even eliminate) serious psychological (and physical conditions) like Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression that soldiers develop. The ends definitely justify the means here.
ReplyDeleteThere is another story similar to this I heard about a while ago with "spray on skin cells" used for burn victims which you may find really interesting: http://news.discovery.com/tech/spray-on-skin-cells-for-burn-victims.html
This is pretty awesome. I think this is a good idea because when the soldiers look at the scars on their face, they are reminded of the pain and suffering they went through when they got those scars. So having this surgery will help them live a normal life.
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