New treatments of Burns

1. Foetal skin cells
Doctor in the University Hospital of Lausanne treated 8 children using skin cells from foetuses, but there are doubts from the British Association of Plastic Surgeons as to the veracity of this claim. They are not sure if the wounds would not have healed by themselves.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/health/4159592.stm

2. 'Skin Cell' Bandages
These are living' bandages of the patient's own skin cells. There is a product called 'Myskin' which involvesgrowing healthy skin cells on small discs which are applied to the skin wound, helping the new skin grow. The skin cells are taken from the thigh, under a local anaesthetic and takes 5 to 7 days to grow in a lab. The disc is placed on the wound and the area wrapped in bandages. The discs release the cells and helps new layers to grow.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/health/3660533.stm

3. Growing skin from hair follicles
Researchers from the Swiss biotechnology company Modex Therapeutics, based in Lausanne, said they can use the stem cells found in hair follicles to grow new skin. They are hopeful this technique, called Epidex, could soon mean an end to the painful process of taking skin from other parts of the body for grafts. Doctors can pluck hairs from any points in the body.
The stem cells are put onto trays which are then placed above a layer of completely unrelated human skin cells. These then secrete growth factors that transform the stem cells into basic skin cells called primary keratinocytes. The cells are then exposed to the air and this turns it into proper skin, with a horny layer on top.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/health/1399252.stm