Second-degree burns damage the epidermis and the second layer of skin (the dermis). Third-degree burns damage the epidermis, dermis, and the skin's third layer, the hypodermis (subcutaneous layer).

A second-degree burn affects the second layer of skin called the dermis. And a third-degree burn reaches into the deeper layers beneath the skin. There are many myths about how to treat a minor burn.

Stevens suffered some second-degree burns that destroyed epidermis and parts of the dermis, as well as extensive third-degree burns in which all the skin was destroyed. His burns have forced him ...

addressing the critical need to protect viable dermis and improve outcomes for pediatric burn patients.” Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking ...

the dermis. Between these layers are progenitor cells, a kind of stem cell that can replicate into different types of cells. When progenitor cells are put into a solution that's sprayed over open ...

MediWound (MDWD) announced the publication of its Phase III Children Innovative Debridement Study in Burns, the peer-reviewed Journal of the ...