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RFP Journal of Dermatology

Volume  9, Issue 2, July-December 2024, Pages 51-54
 

Original Article

Role of Aloe-Vera in Scar Management in Electric Burns

Kanav Gupta1, Ravi Kumar Chittoria2, Jacob Antony Chakiath3

1,4Senior Resident, 3Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, 2Senior Professor and Associate Dean (Academic), Head of IT Wing and Telemedicine, Department of Plastic Surgery and Telemedicine, JIPMER, Puducherry 605006, India.
 

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Abstract

Aloe-vera is well known for the cost effect positive actions it has on the skin, with a very minimal risk profile. The anti-inflammatory, wound healing & anti-ageing effects of aloe-vera on the skin have been extensively studied & discussed. Similar effects may be demonstrated & observed on burn wounds. We tested the aloe-vera gel on a patient with electric burns post split skin grafting at the donor site& observed the progression of the wound. Unsurprisingly, we observed that wound healing was considerably enhanced by the aloe-vera gel application
 


Keywords : Aloe-vera; Burns; Electric burns; Management; Wound healing.
Corresponding Author : Ravi Kumar Chittoria